Three Dutch mountaineers who had been missing for days have been found dead in the Swiss Alps, and police suggested they may have been victims of an avalanche. Two men aged 32 and 40 and a 30-year-old woman had been hiking in the southern Swiss canton of Valais when they disappeared, regional police said on Monday. But after that, the three, who lived in the neighbouring Swiss canton of Berne, could not be reached again. Police were informed they were missing on Saturday afternoon, and immediately launched a large search operation. “According to the initial findings, we cannot rule out that the three people died in an avalanche,” the police statement said.

Source: The Guardian May 22, 2023 20:41 UTC