Five Cross-Country Skiers Found Dead In Swiss Alps, Search Continues For One

Five of six cross-country skiers who went missing in the Swiss Alps over the weekend have been found dead, police in the canton of Valais said Monday, with the search still on for the last person.

Poor weather conditions complicated the search, but a team of rescuers was finally able to be dispatched to the area, where they “discovered the bodies of five of the six people reported missing”, according to a police statement.