Swiss mountain avalanche buries several people, police say
- An avalanche struck several people on the Eiger mountain in Switzerland shortly after noon on May 17, 2025.
- The avalanche triggered a large rescue operation involving numerous teams, as officials raced to locate those buried.
- Rescuers airlifted everyone off the mountain, and the Bernese cantonal police confirmed no one remains missing after concluding the search.
- Reports indicate the avalanche buried around eight people, but authorities have not disclosed details about their condition or the exact location on the 3,967-meter peak.
- Officials plan to release further information following the extensive search, signaling the incident's resolution but leaving health outcomes pending.
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Seven people were carried along during the avalanche at the Eiger in the Bernese Oberland.
A rescue mission is underway to find several people buried in an avalanche on the Eiger mountain in the Swiss Alps. This was announced by the Bern cantonal police. The avalanche is reported to have occurred shortly after noon, writes the BBC, according to Telegraph. A large-scale operation involving several rescue teams has begun. Otherwise, the Eiger is a 3,967-meter peak near the tourist resorts of Grindelwald, Lauterbrunnen and Wengen. The no…
Several people have been overwhelmed by an avalanche on the Eiger, in the Bernese Oberland, in Switzerland. a large-scale operation is being carried out in which many...
An avalanche has overwhelmed several people on the Eiger, in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. In the evening the Bern police reported that the large-scale operation allowed to bring to safety those who were buried by the snow: "The search operations followed by the serious avalanche are terminated and all the people were transported by helicopter in a safe place," reported the cantonal police of Bern in a post on X, specifying that, according …
Start searching to find buried people: numerous rescuers in the field
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