2 Killed, 9 Injured in Ice Fall in Southern Swiss Alps

2 Killed, 9 Injured in Ice Fall in Southern Swiss Alps
Snow-covered chalets at the bottoms of a mountain in the Swiss Alps in Engelberg, on Dec. 18, 2021. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images
The Associated Press
Updated:

BERLIN—Two climbers were killed Friday and nine others injured by falling blocks of ice in the Alps in southern Switzerland, police said.

Police in Valais canton (state) were alerted shortly after 6 a.m. to the accident in the Grand-Combin massif. Seven rescue helicopters were dispatched.