Chateau-d’Oex, Switzerland – On January 19, 2019 a 39-year-old French ski tourer was killed in an avalanche near Vanil Carre in the municipality of Chateau-d’Oex in Vaud, Switzerland.
The victim was part of a group of 7 French ski tourers. The avalanche caught 3 of the ski tourers, but only one died in the slide.
SLF.ch reports that this avalanche occurred at Vanil Carre in VD on 2019-01-19. This is a south aspect at 2110 meters. Two people caught and one was killed.
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See Also: Global Avalanche Accidents 2018/2019
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