Teenagers among German climbing victims in Swiss Alps Five foreign climbers have fallen to their deaths in the Swiss Alps. It appears they had been roped together while descending the Lagginhorn mountain when the accident happened. A sixth climber who had not made the attempt to the summit due to ill health raised the alarm. He has been airlifted to safety.
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