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A six-year-old girl disappears on a trip. Family and emergency services searched for her for hours. In the evening, sad certainty follows.
Ravoire – A six-year-old girl died in an accident in the Swiss Alps on Whit Sunday. Initially, the child was lost during a family outing at a barbecue area in Ravoire, according to a statement from the Valais cantonal police. After the relatives didn’t find the child for around an hour, they raised an alarm. The incident also reminds us of the missing Arian from Bremervörde.
Girl disappears on family trip to the Alps – police launch large-scale search operation
The police received the emergency call at 5:54 p.m. The emergency services then started a large-scale search operation with many people involved. These include around 30 police officers, 20 specialists from the regional emergency services and 20 firefighters from Martigny, Martigny-Combe and Orsières. The Cantonal Valais Rescue Organization (KWRO), the Air Force and many volunteers from the area also provided support in the search. Also a A German couple is currently missing while on vacation.
“It’s very close to all of us”: Local residents take part in the search for an injured child
In the small community everyone knows everyone. Therefore, around 200 additional residents were mobilized to search via a shared WhatsApp group. Residents suspected that the six-year-old girl might have injured herself while playing. “The area around the group house is dangerous,” Mirko Schaerer (61), a resident of Ravoire, told the Swiss newspaper Blick.
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.”
Rescue workers find girl (6) unconscious in the forest – life-saving measures unsuccessful
At 9:20 p.m., the girl was found unconscious during a search in a forest below the Ravoire colony. Rescue workers immediately provided first aid and then transported the child by helicopter to the University Hospital (CHUV) in Lausanne.
Despite immediate help and intensive efforts, the girl’s life could not be saved. The six-year-old girl died in the late morning of May 20, 2024. The public prosecutor’s office, in collaboration with the Valais cantonal police, has launched an investigation to determine the exact circumstances of the tragic incident. Last A tragedy also occurred at a famous Alpine lake in Switzerland. (ls/bk)
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