According to multiple reports, five skiers were found dead on a glacier near the summit of the Rimpfischhorn mountain in Switzerland. Swiss police announced the discovery on Sunday, responding after ...

The bodies of five skiers have been found on a glacier near the Swiss mountain of Rimpfischhorn, police announced on Sunday.

The bodies were discovered close to the summit of the Rimpfischhorn mountain near Zermatt in Switzerland picture alliance/Getty The bodies of five skiers have been discovered on a glacier close to ...

The discovery came after hikers notified emergency responders that they had seen abandoned skis on the Rimpfischhorn mountain.

All likely died in an avalanche. The previous day, climbers on the 4,199m Rimpfischhorn in the nearby canton of Valais found several pairs of unattended skis near the summit, at about 4,000m.

The bodies of five skiers have been found on a glacier above the Swiss resort town of Zermatt, authorities said, and another person was killed following an avalanche in a village north of there ...

Climbers alerted local authorities after finding abandoned skis near the summit of Rimpfischhorn on Saturday. A helicopter was sent to survey the area, which is near the Zermatt resort ...

The bodies of five skiers have been found on a glacier above the Swiss resort town of Zermatt, authorities said Sunday, after two hikers reported seeing abandoned skis near the Rimpfischhorn ...

The bodies of five skiers have been found on a glacier near the Swiss mountain of Rimpfischhorn, police announced on Sunday. The bodies were found after two other skiers raised the alarm on ...