Rescue screwdriver crashes in Italy's Alps – entire crew survives. Monte Rosa massif with the Dufourspitze (4634 meters) as its highest peak is the second highest mountain in the Alps and all of Western Europe after Mont Blanc.
On Italian soil, on the sub-peak of the Signalkuppe/Punta Gnifetti, at 4,554 meters, is the highest hut in Western Europe. The helicopter crashed near the Capanna Margherita for reasons that are still unclear.