Photo: Martin Abegglen/FlickrSix people were injured when falling rocks struck hikers on a path around the Gelmersee, a popular lake in the Bernese Oberland, on Sunday afternoon. Two teenagers and four adults were airlifted to hospital, while an injured dog was treated by a vet. Photo: Bern policeWitnesses to the rockfall told newspaper 20 Minuten that around a hundred people were hiking around the lake at the time. One reader, who was on the opposite side of the lake when the rockfall occurred, said it lasted for around 20 seconds. “Then we heard the screams of the wounded.”The Gelmersee reservoir is a popular hiking spot in the Grimsel region, accessible via the Gelmerbahn, the steepest funicular in the world.

Source: The Local August 22, 2017 09:11 UTC