Several dead in avalanche accident in Zermatt: Police stop searching for missing skier.. As of: April 3, 2024, 9:03 p.m By: Sandra Sporer CommentsPressSplit According to the Valais police, an avalanche occurred on Riffelberg on Monday afternoon.

Several people were swept away. There were at least four people in the variant area when the avalanche occurred. A 15-year-old American is among the dead. A man and a woman, whose identification has not yet been completed, also died.