12 h. ago British daredevil dies in wingsuit accident after crashing into Swiss mountain

"One of the jumpers, a 24-year-old man from the United Kingdom, deviated from the planned course shortly after take-off for reasons that are still unclear."

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13 h. ago Mystery as Brit, 24, killed in wingsuit flight by crashing into Swiss mountain

Police have launched an investigation after the tragic death of 24-year-old British man who was involved in a wingsuit flight accident in Switzerland

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3 w. ago ‘This is ground zero for Blatten’: the tiny Swiss village engulfed by a mountain

‘The memories preserved in countless books, photo albums, documentation – everything is gone,’ says village’s mayorFor weeks the weight had sat above the village, nine million tonnes of rock precariously resting on an ancient slab of ice. A chunk of Kleines Nesthorn mountain’s peak had crumbled, and its rubble hung over the silent, empty streets of Blatten, held back only by the glacier. The ice groaned beneath the pressure.On Wednesday afternoon, in an instant, it gave way. The ice cracked, then crumbled. The entire mass descended into the valley below, obliterating the village that had been there for more than 800 years. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘As we explored, we noticed this huge cow’: Jennifer Newitt’s best phone picture

High above a Swiss mountain village, an American holidaymaker found herself enchanted It was the last day of Jennifer Newitt’s holiday in the Swiss Alps, and she and her husband were hankering after one more excursion before their flight home to the US. High above Wengen, the village they were staying in, they noticed the Grindelwald–Männlichen mountain gondola cableway. Despite pouring rain, sunshine was forecast for later in the day, so they decided to give it a go.“The rain stopped shortly after we arrived at the small cable car station, and we began the 15-minute walk to the summit. Because of the conditions, we had the mountain to ourselves for a while. As we explored, we noticed this huge cow.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Moment village is buried and homes destroyed as massive glacier crashes down Swiss mountain: Urgent search operation launched

At around 3:30 pm local time, a huge collapse occurred on the Birch Glacier, emergency services in the Wallis region said.

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3 w. ago Moment village is buried, with 'many homes' destroyed when massive glacier crashes down Swiss mountain

At around 3:30 pm local time, a huge collapse occurred on the Birch Glacier, emergency services in the Wallis region said.

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