Verbier chairlift, where child fell Friday 13 April 2007 (photo, Valais police 2007)
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Child falls off ski-lift in Verbier
April 13, 2007 - 20:00 Verbier, Valais, Switzerland :: posted by Ellen Wallace
Verbier chairlift, where child fell Friday 13 April 2007 (photo, Valais police 2007)
Cantonal police, Valais, Switzerland, Fre - A seven-year-old child from Britain fell off a four-seat chairlift in Verbier Friday, suffering head injuries and stomach pains. He was taken by helicopter to the hospital in Sion. The boy was with three children and first reports were that they were unable to close the bar properly, but this version of the story is contested by Televerbier, which operates the lifts. The child fell from a height of about eight metres, according to the police report, after riding the lift for 100 metres. A ski teacher and three other children were in the seat ahead of the foursome. (continue reading)→
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Nyon starts to count cars
April 13, 2007 - 11:28 Nyon, VD, Switzerland :: posted by Ellen Wallace
La Cote, Fre - The number of cars in Nyon has risen 40% in 15 years and the town, with its narrow winding city-centre streets has struggled to cope. Beginning Friday and until 8 May Nyon is counting cars and interviewing drivers to obtain a precise traffic picture. Tuesday 17 April drivers going uphill on three routes (Clémenty, Morâche, route de l’Etraz) will be stopped to answer questionnaires, and on Thursday coming down the same three routes. Surveys will be done on other roads in following weeks.
Nyon voters in September 2006 voted against municipal plans for an inner ring road to relieve congestion. (continue reading)→
Federer's watch gives Rolex an extra smile as watch fair opens in Basel
April 13, 2007 - 07:32 Basel, Switzerland :: posted by Ellen Wallace
Le Matin, Fre - First it was Breitling whose hot air balloon world tour was celebrated on a stamp in 1999 and now it's Rolex's turn to smile at the additional free publicity from having its watch appear on Swiss postage stamps. Roger Federer's new stamp shows the tennis champion holding his Wimbledon trophy - with his Rolex in plain view. Le Matin talked to watchmakers as the [annual watch fair](http://www.baselworld.com/go/id/ss/lan (continue reading)→
Rega air rescues near 10,000 mark
April 12, 2007 - 13:29 Switzerland :: posted by Ellen Wallace
12 April 2007, Alpine peaks: with 1,514 mountain rescues a year, chances are someone on these peaks will be calling Rega today.
TSR, Fre - Rega, the Swiss air ambulance service, was called on 9,578 times in 2006, an increase of 6.4% over the previous year. The number of trips due to mountain sports accidents was up 9%, with July and September the busiest months of the year. Winter sports accidents alone increased by more than 11%. (continue reading)→
