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A 55 -year -old mountaineer lost his life during a fall in Riffelhorn in Zermatt on July 18. For example, 2025, according to a press release from the Canton of Valais. Therefore, The accident occurred around 1 pm while two mountaineers came back down from the summit via the “Gagenhaupt”. which valais: fatal fall 2500 meters constitutes the northwest end of the Riffelhorn.

The man, of German nationality, fell in a vacuum at an altitude of about 2,500 meters. The exact causes of this fatal fall remain to be determined within the framework of the investigation opened by. the judicial authorities.

The rescuers of the Cantonal Valais Rescue Organization were quickly transported to the. scene of the accident aboard an Air-Zermatt helicopter. Despite their rapid intervention, they could only note the death of the mountaineer on the spot.

The public prosecutor has confirmed the opening of an investigation to establish the precise circumstances of this fatal accident that occurred in the Riffelhorn massif. a popular destination for mountaineers in the Zermatt region.

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