Mont Gond, Switzerland – On January 15, 2019 a 20-year-old Swedish skier was killed in an avalanche near Plan du Fou on Mont Gond near Nendaz in Valais, Switzerland.
The victim was in a group of skiers who were skiing off piste when the avalanche occurred at 2450 meters at around 13:00. The other members of the group located the victim using avalanche equipment. Rescuers also responded, but unfortunately the skier did not survive.
SLF.ch reports that one person was caught, buried, and killed in an avalanche on an east aspect at 2250 meters on Mont Gond in Valais, Switzerland on 2019-01-15. The avalanche danger was 4/5.
A picture of the avalanche can be found at 1815.ch.
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See Also: Global Avalanche Accidents 2018/2019
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