Accidents
Mother and two children have an accident while hiking
Three people died in an accident in the Rochers-de-Naye hiking area in Switzerland (archive photo from 2011). photo
© Jean-Christophe Bott/dpa
They are on a steep path high above Lake Geneva when the accident happens: a mother and her two adult children die while hiking in the Swiss Alps.
A Dutch woman and her two adults Children fell to their deaths while hiking in Switzerland. The 57-year-old and her daughter (25) and son (22) were reported missing on Thursday. They had been in the area of the Rochers-de-Naye mountain above Montreux.
After a major search operation, the police found their bodies on Friday around 300 meters below a steep hiking trail, as they announced on Saturday. The cause of the accident was still being investigated. The son lived in the Lausanne region, his sister and mother in the Netherlands.
The Rochers-de-Naye mountain is 2042 meters high and is a popular excursion destination. A cog railway takes visitors and hikers from Lake Geneva to over 2000 meters. When visibility is good, you can see the Alpine panorama from above, from the Eiger to Europe’s highest mountain, Mont Blanc.