Police are searching for six people who have gone missing during a ski tour that departed from the Alpine town of Zermatt in Switzerland’s Valais canton. The cross-country skiers, five of them members of the same family, went missing around Tête Blanche mountain on Saturday on the Zermatt-Arolla path, near the Matterhorn mountain that straddles the border between Switzerland and Italy, police said. The search had been hampered by “very bad” weather conditions that prevented rescuers from getting close to the area. “The group began its tour on Saturday in Zermatt and was later reported missing in the Tête Blanche area,” the police statement said. Police said the missing skiers were between the ages of 21 and 58.

Source: The Guardian March 11, 2024 00:51 UTC