An Impossible Rescue
It was supposed to be just another training session in preparation for the Glacier Patrol in a month's time. Setting out from Zermatt on Saturday morning, the 6 mountaineers never made it to Arola. The three brothers and their family, all seasoned mountaineers, were trapped in a Foehn storm. And the rescuers, despite their repeated efforts, were unable to rescue them in time. It was a tragedy that plunged the Valais village of Vex into mourning.
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