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A six-year-old girl disappears at a family celebration in the Alps. Despite an intensive search and rapid medical help, he later died in hospital.
Ravoire – On Whit Sunday (May 19th), a six-year-old girl disappeared during a family celebration at a barbecue area in Ravoire (Switzerland). After the family members couldn’t find the child after about an hour, they raised the alarm. The Valais cantonal police were informed of the child’s disappearance at 5:54 p.m., according to a statement Press release from the Swiss Cantonal Police of ValaisAn extensive search operation was immediately initiated with numerous forces.
Girl disappears at family celebration in Switzerland: large-scale operation by police and rescue services
Around 30 police officers, 20 specialists from the regional emergency services and 20 firefighters from Martigny, Martigny-Combe and Orsières took part in the operation. The Cantonal Valais Rescue Organization (KWRO), the Air Force and numerous volunteers from the region also supported the search.
In the small community everyone knows everyone. An additional 200 residents were asked to search via a community WhatsApp group. The residents suspected that the six-year-old girl might have injured herself while playing hide-and-seek. “The area around the group house is dangerous,” explains Mirko Schaerer (61), a resident of Ravoire Swiss newspaper View.
His two children, aged 15 and 17, also took part in the search on Sunday evening. The area is steep and has large rocks and deep cracks in the ground. “The accident has affected us all deeply,” says Schaerer. “It is particularly bad for the relatives.”
Drama in Switzerland: Six-year-old is found unconscious and dies in hospital
At 9:20 p.m., the girl was found unconscious during a search of the area in a forest below the Ravoire colony. Rescue workers immediately treated the child on site and then flew her by helicopter to the University Hospital (CHUV) in Lausanne.
Despite the quick response and intensive efforts, the girl’s life could not be saved. The six-year-old died in the late morning of May 20, 2024. The public prosecutor’s office, in collaboration with the Valais cantonal police, has initiated an investigation to clarify the exact circumstances of the tragic incident. At the beginning of May, the media focus in Germany was on the search for the missing Arian. (ls)
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