Brit skier killed after plunging into stream in Swiss Alps
- A British man, aged 54, died after falling into a stream while skiing off-piste on the Kleine Scheidegg pass in Grindelwald, as reported by regional police.
- He fell into a stream connected to Rychenbach Falls, which are famous from Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes, and remained motionless until friends alerted emergency services.
- Emergency services were alerted, but he was pronounced dead shortly after being taken to the hospital.
- The circumstances of the accident are under investigation, and off-piste skiing is linked to 85 percent of fatal winter sports accidents, according to regional prosecutors.
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Brit skier killed after plunging into stream in Swiss Alps
The 54-year-old fell while skiing on the 6,800-foot-high Kleine Scheidegg pass in Grindelwald on Friday morning

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