A person who had gone to pick up the group in Arolla sounded the alarm shortly after 4 pm (1500 GMT) on Saturday.
This handout picture taken on March 10, 2024, in Evolene and released on March 11, 2024, by the Police of the Canton of Valais shows helicopters during the search operation for six cross-country skiers who went missing Tete Blanche sector in the Swiss Alps over the weekend. Five of six cross-country skiers who went missing in the Swiss Alps over the weekend have been found dead, police said Monday, with the search still on for the last person.
The weather conditions were “catastrophic”, with freezing temperatures and a significant avalanche risk, Christian Varone, head of Wallis cantonal police told reporters. Varone said rescue workers had pulled out all the stops to try to reach them, but that the dire weather conditions had long prevented helicopters and teams of expert skiers and mountaineers from reaching the area.
“At around 9:20 pm, it reached the Tete Blanche sector, where it discovered the bodies of five of the six people who were missing,” it said in a statement.“As long as there is hope we will keep going… while remaining realistic in view of the conditions this person has been in for the past 48 hours,” Varone said.
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