Avalanche near Zermatt in Switzerland: a young Canadian woman identified among the three dead. A young 20-year-old Swiss man was rescued alive from the large slide.
Significant relief resources, including air, were immediately deployed to try to help the victims. The authorities had reported during the weekend and Monday the high risk of avalanches in the Alpine regions of southern Switzerland due to heavy snowfall and very violent winds.. 17 people lost their lives in avalanches this winter, according to the Institute for the Study of Snow and Avalanches (SLF)