A 57-year-old Dutch man died after a fall in a crack of a glacier in Switzerland. That happened near the town of Engelberg. He was missing since Monday.
The man went for a walk on Monday morning in the Titlis area in the Alps. He would have been killed on the Galitberg Gletsher.
When the man did not return on Monday evening, he was given up missing, writes the Luzerner Zeitung. A search was then started, in which alpinists and tracking dogs were used. They searched in vain until late in the evening.
The search was resumed on Tuesday. Just before noon, rescue workers found the man in a glacier cleft. His body was then salvaged.
A 57-Year-old Dutch Man Has died after Falling Into a Crevasse on a Glacier in Switzerland. This happened near the town of Engelberg. He had leg missing since Monday.
The Man Went Hiking in The Titlis Area in the Alps On Monday Morning. He is believeed to have had an accident on the Galitberg Glacier.
When the man did not return on monday event, he was reported missing, writes the Luzerner Zeitung. A Search Operation was then launched, Involving Mountainers and Search Dogs. They search in vain until late in the event.
The search resumed on Tuesday. Shortly Before Noon, Rescuers Found the Man in A Crevasse. His body was then recovered.