Sixth hiker still missing

Area where the five victims were found (c) Kapo VS

Rescuers are still hunting for the sixth hiker who remains missing after the group she was with were caught up in bad weather over the weekend and perished near the Tête-Blanche in canton Valais.

The other five in the group have been found. They were all members of the same family - brothers and cousins, all aged between 21 and 58.

The hiker who remains missing is a 28-year-old – she was a girlfriend of one of the victims and the only woman in the group.

They were all locals. One was a politician and two were police officers.

The search for the missing woman continues today. 

 

 

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