The avalanche rescuer (Swiss Press Text 2016, by Christine Brand) - Swiss Press Award
NZZ am Sonntag
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2016
Christine Brand
In the winter of 2014/2015, more people were buried by avalanches than ever before. Every avalanche also affects the tireless rescuers—who risk their own lives and yet can only rescue most victims dead. A rescuer from the particularly hard-hit region of the Bernese Oberland shares his story.