https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed British composer Jonathan Goldstein, his musician wife Hannah Marcinowicz and their seven-month baby have been confirmed as the victims of a plane crash in the Swiss canton of Valais last Sunday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190828/renowned-british-composer-killed-in-swiss-alps-plane-crash Wed, 28 Aug 2019 16:08:27 +0200 renowned-british-composer-killed-in-swiss-alps-plane-crash A woman has drowned in Lake Geneva when her sightseeing boat sank as a violent storm battered parts of Switzerland on Saturday, police said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190616/woman-dies-after-storm-capsizes-lake-geneva-sightseeing-boat Sun, 16 Jun 2019 11:16:59 +0200 woman-dies-after-storm-capsizes-lake-geneva-sightseeing-boat The captain of a Swiss hotel boat involved in a fatal river collision in Budapest on Wednesday evening has been taken into custody as police investigate his role in the accident. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190531/captain-of-swiss-vessel-detained-over-deadly-budapest-boat-crash Fri, 31 May 2019 11:21:21 +0200 captain-of-swiss-vessel-detained-over-deadly-budapest-boat-crash A lucky driver survived an incredible leap after her car came off the road. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190411/swiss-51-year-old-driver-survives-20-metre-car-leap-after-accident Thu, 11 Apr 2019 14:30:05 +0200 swiss-51-year-old-driver-survives-20-metre-car-leap-after-accident The man was attacked by "several dogs," according to the cantonal police in Bern. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190207/police-searching-for-witness-after-66-year-old-swiss-man-attacked-by-dogs-in-bern Thu, 07 Feb 2019 13:22:05 +0100 police-searching-for-witness-after-66-year-old-swiss-man-attacked-by-dogs-in-bern One Swiss railway worker was killed and another seriously injured after being hit by a train in the Italian-speaking Swiss canton of Ticino. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190206/swiss-railway-worker-killed-by-moving-train-in-ticino Wed, 06 Feb 2019 11:56:30 +0100 swiss-railway-worker-killed-by-moving-train-in-ticino There has been another deadly accident on the A3 highway near Zurich. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190204/driver-killed-in-collision-with-stray-horses-on-swiss-motorway Mon, 04 Feb 2019 10:24:07 +0100 driver-killed-in-collision-with-stray-horses-on-swiss-motorway Six Swiss nationals were killed in a road accident in Sweden's far north when the minibus they were in collided with a truck, Swedish police and Swiss officials said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190113/six-swiss-nationals-die-in-road-crash-in-northern-sweden Sun, 13 Jan 2019 14:25:38 +0100 six-swiss-nationals-die-in-road-crash-in-northern-sweden The Finnish former F1 World Champion reportedly crashed into a parked car in the canton of Zug, where he lives. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181012/formula-one-driver-raikkonen-fined-for-colliding-with-parked-car-in-switzerland Fri, 12 Oct 2018 14:50:38 +0200 formula-one-driver-raikkonen-fined-for-colliding-with-parked-car-in-switzerland Marina Carobbio, vice president of the National Council, had to seek medical attention for injuries after the battery in her HP government-supplied laptop exploded due to a technical failure. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181011/laptop-explosion-injures-swiss-politician Thu, 11 Oct 2018 13:40:18 +0200 laptop-explosion-injures-swiss-politician The 13-year-old American boy who drowned recently in the Burgseeli near Interlaken has been described as an accomplished pianist and hockey player by his family. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180710/us-teen-who-drowned-in-switzerland-was-piano-prodigy Tue, 10 Jul 2018 12:33:34 +0200 us-teen-who-drowned-in-switzerland-was-piano-prodigy A 17-year-old Japanese youth fell to his death while out walking at the foot of the Monte Rosa mountain in the southern canton of Valais with his father on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180511/teen-killed-in-tragic-glacier-crevasse-fall Fri, 11 May 2018 12:51:19 +0200 teen-killed-in-tragic-glacier-crevasse-fall Fifteen people were injured on Wednesday when a coach carrying tourists from Sri Lanka crashed with a two trucks on a Swiss highway, police and media said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180418/15-hurt-in-swiss-road-accident-involving-sri-lankan-tourists Thu, 19 Apr 2018 00:48:03 +0200 15-hurt-in-swiss-road-accident-involving-sri-lankan-tourists One person died and another was seriously injured after falling while ski-touring on the Säntis mountain in Appenzell Innerhoden on Thursday morning. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180209/pensioner-dies-in-ski-touring-fall-on-sntis-mountain Fri, 09 Feb 2018 13:03:49 +0100 pensioner-dies-in-ski-touring-fall-on-sntis-mountain Swiss police said on Sunday they had stopped a Swedish coach due to safety concerns after it was spotted driving on a major highway with 1.6 tonnes of snow piled on the roof. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180205/weather-swiss-police-halt-snow-laden-swedish-bus-over-safety-concerns Mon, 05 Feb 2018 13:30:05 +0100 weather-swiss-police-halt-snow-laden-swedish-bus-over-safety-concerns A couple in their 30s died from carbon monoxide poisoning in their camper van in the canton of Obwalden in mid January, a public prosecutor has confirmed. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180201/two-die-from-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-in-camping-trip-tragedy Thu, 01 Feb 2018 13:23:10 +0100 two-die-from-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-in-camping-trip-tragedy A 33-year-old man has suffered head and shoulder injuries after a fall at an indoor climbing hall in St Gallen. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180119/man-suffers-injuries-in-climbing-wall-fall Fri, 19 Jan 2018 15:36:27 +0100 man-suffers-injuries-in-climbing-wall-fall Three people died in two separate accidents in the central and eastern Swiss mountains on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180115/accidents-claim-three-lives-in-the-swiss-mountains-over-the-weekend Mon, 15 Jan 2018 09:50:46 +0100 accidents-claim-three-lives-in-the-swiss-mountains-over-the-weekend Zurich police are seeking to identify a man whose body was found by workers at the Höngg hydroelectric power plant in Zurich on Christmas Day. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171227/mans-body-washed-up-at-zurich-hydropower-station Wed, 27 Dec 2017 10:22:04 +0100 mans-body-washed-up-at-zurich-hydropower-station An Italian has died after apparently being swept away by an avalanche while skiing off-piste in Ovronnaz in the canton of Valais. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171214/off-piste-skier-killed-by-avalanche-in-valais Thu, 14 Dec 2017 11:03:36 +0100 off-piste-skier-killed-by-avalanche-in-valais