US teenager among three killed in avalanche near Swiss resort of Zermatt

US teenager among three killed in avalanche near Swiss resort of Zermatt

Police say they have yet to identify a man and woman also killed in avalanche on Monday

Three people, including a teenager from the US, have been killed in an avalanche near the Swiss resort of Zermatt, police said on Tuesday. One person was flown to hospital with serious injuries.

The avalanche occurred at about 2pm on Monday in an off-piste area of the Riffelberg, above the resort and below the Matterhorn. Rescuers recovered three bodies and the injured skier, a 20-year-old Swiss man.

The victims were a 15-year-old boy from the US, as well as a man and a woman whose identification has not yet been determined, police said in a statement. They gave no further details but said they had no information on the woman’s identity.

Prosecutors were investigating the incident.

Last month, five members of a Swiss family were found dead after going missing while cross-country skiing near the Matterhorn in difficult weather conditions. Authorities abandoned the search for a sixth missing person days later.

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