A 31-year-old Belgian from Liège died during a mountaineering trip In Switzerland last week. During a descent, the experienced climber fell off a rock face in the Gastlosen Mountains. He fell more than 100 metres to his death. How the accident could happen is the subject of an investigation.
It was last Thursday that police in the city of Bern received a call about a serious mountaineering accident in Bern Canton.
A helicopter with a medical emergency team arrived at the scene, but the man could not be rescued. His funeral takes place on Saturday. A woman who was climbing with the victim when he died was unhurt and was taken to safety by helicopter.
How the accident happened is still unclear. An investigation, led by the Oberland regional prosecutor's office, has been launched to clarify the exact circumstances of the accident.