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| Climbers die in Swiss avalanche | Climbers die in Swiss avalanche |
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| An avalanche in central Switzerland has killed at least six people, Swiss media reported, quoting emergency workers. | An avalanche in central Switzerland has killed at least six people, Swiss media reported, quoting emergency workers. |
| Two teams of three climbers were buried by the avalanche on the southern flank of the Jungfrau mountain, 90km (55 miles) south-east of the capital, Bern. | Two teams of three climbers were buried by the avalanche on the southern flank of the Jungfrau mountain, 90km (55 miles) south-east of the capital, Bern. |
| They had scaled about 3,800m of the 4,158m (13,642ft) peak when an avalanche at 1000 (0800 GMT) sent them plummeting into the valley below. | They had scaled about 3,800m of the 4,158m (13,642ft) peak when an avalanche at 1000 (0800 GMT) sent them plummeting into the valley below. |
| Details of the victims' nationalities were not immediately available. | |
| Rescue workers said the climbers were scaling the mountain via a standard route. The bodies of all six have been recovered. | Rescue workers said the climbers were scaling the mountain via a standard route. The bodies of all six have been recovered. |
| The Swiss army said it was possible the victims were recruits on a training exercise. | The Swiss army said it was possible the victims were recruits on a training exercise. |
| A spokesman said a patrol of six men was in the area at the time of the accident, but he could not confirm the information. | A spokesman said a patrol of six men was in the area at the time of the accident, but he could not confirm the information. |