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Cern signposting (pohoto travelicando, copyright 2007)
April 13, 2007 - 20:54 Geneva, Switzerland :: posted by Ellen Wallace
filed under Geneva, Switzerland, Community, Lake Geneva Region, Swiss News, Computers and Technology
Verbier chairlift, accident site
April 13, 2007 - 20:31 posted by Ellen Wallace
Verbier chairlift, where child fell Friday 13 April 2007 (photo, Valais police 2007)
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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More people bet on Friday the 13th
April 13, 2007 - 12:16 Switzerland :: posted by Ellen Wallace
WRG-FM - More people buy scratch cards and more people buy lottery tickets on a Friday the 13th, says the Swiss Lottery Association.
Verbier skier's death has freeride world in mourning
April 13, 2007 - 11:46 posted by Ellen Wallace
24 Heures, English Corner - Verbier 18-year-old extreme skier Neal Valiton tumbled to his death Wednesday afternoon in competition in Tignes, France, in front of a horrified crowd.
According to organizers it is the first death in 10 years of freeride competitions. (continue reading)→
