SWITZERLAND: AT LEAST 18 KILLED IN RIVER 'CANYONING' TRAGEDY (3)
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(28 Jul 1999) German/Nat
(28 Jul 1999) German/Nat
Authorities in Switzerland have confirmed on Wednesday that tourists from the U-S, Britain, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand are among the the victims of a deadly river accident in Switzerland on Tuesday.
Police resumed their search on Wednesday morning for one person who is still missing, but presumed drowned.
At least 18 people were killed and six others injured when a flash flood turned a mountain stream into a deadly torrent which engulfed a group of adventurers.
The accident near the central Swiss resort of Interlaken is believed to be the worst to afflict the sport of canyoning.
In the fairly new sport, participants slide, jump or rappel (abseil) down waterfalls and mountain streams into gorges without rafts.
The victims were among 44 tourists and eight guides who had been plunging down waterfalls and rapids on the Saxeten brook.
The brook flows into a stream that empties into Lake Brienz near the village of Boenigen, on the outskirts of Interlaken.
At the time of the accident, a sudden thunderstorm struck the area - it's thought the rain swelled the brook into a raging torrent, sweeping the 18 adventurers to their death.
SOUNDBITE: (German)
"They must have been surprised by such awful weather, but what I cannot understand is how the people that know this region and have experience in canyoning could allow something like this to take place in these weather conditions."
SUPER CAPTION: Freitz Gotz, Local fisherman
Six other people were injured in the tragedy, one critically.
At least one person was still missing, feared dead, late on Tuesday.
The tragedy was discovered by joggers, who found a number of bodies floating in Lake Brienz.
Sixty police officers and firefighters, four police boats and two police helicopters are involved in the recovery operation.
Canyoning is a demanding sport that brings risk-taking enthusiasts close to the wildness of nature.
They dive into mountain pools without the usual protection of boats or rafts.
Participants must be able to swim and climb well.
The sport, which also involves hiking, originated in France about 15 years ago, but has spread to many places across the globe, including Australia and New Zealand where it is growing steadily in popularity.
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Authorities in Switzerland have confirmed on Wednesday that tourists from the U-S, Britain, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand are among the the victims of a deadly river accident in Switzerland on Tuesday.
Police resumed their search on Wednesday morning for one person who is still missing, but presumed drowned.
At least 18 people were killed and six others injured when a flash flood turned a mountain stream into a deadly torrent which engulfed a group of adventurers.
The accident near the central Swiss resort of Interlaken is believed to be the worst to afflict the sport of canyoning.
In the fairly new sport, participants slide, jump or rappel (abseil) down waterfalls and mountain streams into gorges without rafts.
The victims were among 44 tourists and eight guides who had been plunging down waterfalls and rapids on the Saxeten brook.
The brook flows into a stream that empties into Lake Brienz near the village of Boenigen, on the outskirts of Interlaken.
At the time of the accident, a sudden thunderstorm struck the area - it's thought the rain swelled the brook into a raging torrent, sweeping the 18 adventurers to their death.
SOUNDBITE: (German)
"They must have been surprised by such awful weather, but what I cannot understand is how the people that know this region and have experience in canyoning could allow something like this to take place in these weather conditions."
SUPER CAPTION: Freitz Gotz, Local fisherman
Six other people were injured in the tragedy, one critically.
At least one person was still missing, feared dead, late on Tuesday.
The tragedy was discovered by joggers, who found a number of bodies floating in Lake Brienz.
Sixty police officers and firefighters, four police boats and two police helicopters are involved in the recovery operation.
Canyoning is a demanding sport that brings risk-taking enthusiasts close to the wildness of nature.
They dive into mountain pools without the usual protection of boats or rafts.
Participants must be able to swim and climb well.
The sport, which also involves hiking, originated in France about 15 years ago, but has spread to many places across the globe, including Australia and New Zealand where it is growing steadily in popularity.
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