Valais, Switzerland – On March 24, 2018 a hiker was caught, buried, and killed in an avalanche on a popular winter hiking trail traveling between Z’Mutt and Zermatt in Valais, Switzerland. The body was located two weeks later on April 6, 2018.
The avalanche occurred on March 24 at 14:30. Rescuers searched the debris with transceivers and dogs, but no one was found and the search ended. On Friday, March 30, 2018, authorities learned of a missing person in the area.
On Friday, April 6, 2018 an avalanche rescue dog located the victim buried roughly 50 centimeters deep in the avalanche.
SLF.ch reports that this avalanche occurred on 2018-03-24 in Zermatt in Valais at 2359 meters on a southeast aspect. One person was caught, buried, and killed. The avalanche danger was rated 2/5.
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See Also: Global Avalanche Accidents 2017/2018
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