Five skiers found dead on Swiss mountain

The bodies of 5 skiers were recovered connected a glacier supra the Swiss upland edifice Zermatt connected Saturday, aft 2 skiers reported seeing abandoned skis astatine the bottommost of Rimpfischhorn summit, a 13,000-foot peak, Valais cantonal constabulary said Sunday.

The 2 skiers climbing Rimpfischhorn alerted rescuers aft uncovering the skis but not encountering immoderate owners connected their route.

An Air Zermatt craft with an exigency doctor, paramedic and 2 Valais Cantonal Rescue Organization specialists flew implicit the country immediately, authorities said. The bodies were past rapidly located connected the Adler Glacier pursuing aerial and crushed searches.

“Formal recognition of the victims is inactive ongoing,” Valais officials said. “The Public Prosecutor’s Office has opened an probe to find the nonstop circumstances of this accident.”

Three of the bodies were recovered astir 1,600 feet beneath the skis, and the different 2 were connected a small, snow-covered country astir 600 feet higher, Swiss broadcaster Radio Télévision Suisse reported.

Avalanche enactment and upwind conditions are being examined arsenic portion of the investigation.