Switzerland: Police launch search for six missing skiers near Matterhorn

Authorities in Switzerland’s Valais canton were searching for six passengers who went missing while on a ski tour departing from the Alpine town of Zermatt.

The authorities said that the skiers went missing on Saturday (Mar 9) on the Zermatt-Arolla trail near the Matterhorn summit, which straddles the Swiss-Italian border.

“The weather conditions are currently very bad, which makes the emergency response very difficult,” the police said, further adding that without disclosing information about the six missing people.