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Climbers die in Swiss avalanche 'Six killed' 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 emergency workers say.
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 northern 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 the avalanche occurred at 1000 (0800 GMT).
Details of the victims' nationalities were not immediately available. Rescuers said the victims were Swiss army recruits on a training exercise. The army could not confirm this.
Rescue workers said the climbers were scaling the mountain via a standard route. The bodies of all six have been recovered. The bodies of all six victims have been recovered.
The Swiss army said it was possible the victims were recruits on a training exercise. A spokesman for Rega rescue services in Switzerland told the BBC that eight people had escaped unharmed, after being winched off the mountain to safety.
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. The Swiss army is expected to give a news conference in the nearby town of Lauterbrunnen shortly.