Five family members who went missing during a storm on a skiing trip in the Swiss Alps have been found dead. The search for the girlfriend of one of the victims, who is still missing, is set to resume today.
All five family members who froze to death on a Swiss skiing trip have been pictured for the first time - as the Alps search for the still-missing girlfriend of one of the dead men resumes today.
The search for Emilie had to be called off around midday yesterday due to fog but is expected to resume today. Jean-Vincent Moix , 30, was one of the five skiers found dead in the Swiss Alps on Sunday. David Moix , 27, has also been found dead. His girlfriend Emilie is still missing on Tete Blanche His loved ones also thanked those involved in the search for Marc and the others, writing: 'Through their professionalism, their availability, their listening, their empathy, they brought everyone a little light and comfort in these difficult moments of waiting.'
Swiss media have speculated she may have fallen into a nearby crevice, given that her backpack and skis were found but rescuers have been unable to visually locate her. The search for Emilie had to be called off earlier around midday yesterday due to fog but is expected to resume todayThe skiers, five of them members of the same family, went missing around Tete Blanche mountain on Saturday, March 9
The skiers were only wearing thin suits and only carried light equipment, according to local media - despite forecasts of dangerous gusts on the mountain. But as the group passed close to the Tete Blanche, a mountain peak between Zermatt and Arolla, the region was engulfed in a brutal storm that left the skiers stranded at an altitude of around 11,400ft .
Mayor Sebastien Menoud said: 'It is such a huge tragedy to lose a colleague on the local council. Our thoughts are with him, his family and those around him and we express our deepest condolences to them.
David also lived in Vex and received his license to be a lawyer a week ago after studying at the University of Fribourg. A close friend of police officer Marc Moix told Blick: 'He was like a brother to me. I've known him for a very long time. He is a generous person with an extraordinary attitude to life.
'It is an unspeakable tragedy that has affected the families of the victims. Our only concern today and in the days to come is to support the families with all our strength, with our thoughts and prayers, and to help them as best we can,' the president of the music society told Blick yesterday. People light candles during a ceremony after the bodies of five ski tourers were found near Tete Blanche
This, he said, gave rescuers a rough location in the Col de Tete Blanche, whose peak stands at 12,160ft above sea level. With helicopters unable to brave the storm, five rescuers had tried to reach the rough location on foot from Zermatt, but they too were forced to turn back at an altitude of 9,840ft due to the bad weather, according to local media reports.
Fredy-Michel Roten from the Valais Rescue Organisation told local press that six private rescue helicopters and two Swiss army Super Puma choppers are participating in the rescue mission along with dozens of specialist mountaineers. Valais lead prosecutor Beatrice Pilloud told reporters that an investigation had been launched to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident.
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