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 Six people have been rescued after an avalanche near the Swiss town of Andermatt, Uri on December 26th. https://www.thelocal.ch/20191227/six-rescued-from-swiss-alps-after-boxing-day-avalanche Fri, 27 Dec 2019 12:52:53 +0100 six-rescued-from-swiss-alps-after-boxing-day-avalanche Two rogue paragliders in canton Valais had to be rescued in dramatic fashion after they collided with a ski lift cable on Thursday afternoon. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181228/thrill-seekers-christmas-trip-ends-in-nightmare-valais-cable-car-accident Fri, 28 Dec 2018 13:43:14 +0100 thrill-seekers-christmas-trip-ends-in-nightmare-valais-cable-car-accident A 60-year-old hiker was rescued on Saturday after two other walkers carried out CPR on the man using instructions given out over his mobile phone by the Swiss Air-Rescue service Rega. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180618/hiker-saved-after-rescue-services-phone-in-cpr-instructions Mon, 18 Jun 2018 11:07:13 +0200 hiker-saved-after-rescue-services-phone-in-cpr-instructions Researchers at Zurich's ETH university have developed a tiny device for detecting people by smell which could provide essential assistance in the search for people buried by avalanches and earthquakes. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180517/swiss-scientists-develop-new-electronic-rescue-dog-eth Thu, 17 May 2018 12:50:15 +0200 swiss-scientists-develop-new-electronic-rescue-dog-eth 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 Water police in the Swiss canton of Zug were called into action on Monday afternoon to rescue a deer in difficulties. An expat in the area caught the incident on camera. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180501/swiss-water-police-rescue-drowning-deer Tue, 01 May 2018 13:46:31 +0200 swiss-water-police-rescue-drowning-deer 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 A young boy had a lucky escape last week when he fell off a ferry dock into the cold November water of Lake Geneva and was rescued by a crew member who jumped in after him. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171108/ferry-worker-rescues-young-child-who-fell-into-lake-geneva Wed, 08 Nov 2017 11:51:37 +0100 ferry-worker-rescues-young-child-who-fell-into-lake-geneva The girl had strayed from a hiking trail in the Aletsch region in the canton of Valais and fell into a six-metre hole. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171006/two-year-old-rescued-from-crevice-after-14-hour-ordeal Fri, 06 Oct 2017 18:42:37 +0200 two-year-old-rescued-from-crevice-after-14-hour-ordeal Two Estonian alpinists had to be rescued from the top of the Jungfrau mountain on Monday morning after bad weather forced them to spend a freezing night on the summit. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170921/climbers-rescued-after-a-chilly-night-on-the-jungfrau-summit Thu, 21 Sep 2017 09:46:19 +0200 climbers-rescued-after-a-chilly-night-on-the-jungfrau-summit Pet owners in Switzerland can now rest assured their beloved dog or cat will be looked after should something happen to them, thanks to a new emergency kit. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170818/new-kits-aim-to-save-pets-in-emergency-situations Fri, 18 Aug 2017 12:20:07 +0200 new-kits-aim-to-save-pets-in-emergency-situations A basejumper who found himself in a precarious predicament last week was rescued after a delicate operation by air rescue service Air Glaciers. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170411/lauterbrunnen-basejumper-saved-in-nighttime-operation Tue, 11 Apr 2017 11:06:41 +0200 lauterbrunnen-basejumper-saved-in-nighttime-operation Swiss rescue dogs are to get a helping hand from the air as the Swiss Society for Rescue Dogs (Redog) announced on Thursday it would now be using drones during searches for missing people. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161125/drones-to-help-swiss-rescue-dogs-find-the-missing Fri, 25 Nov 2016 10:59:23 +0100 drones-to-help-swiss-rescue-dogs-find-the-missing Twenty-eight cows were killed when a fire broke out on a farm in Voderthal in the canton of Schwyz on Saturday afternoon. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161031/herd-of-cows-killed-in-fire-on-swiss-farm Mon, 31 Oct 2016 09:43:04 +0100 herd-of-cows-killed-in-fire-on-swiss-farm Firefighters were called to an unusual situation on Tuesday when a cow fell into a swimming pool. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161019/swiss-firefighters-rescue-cow-from-swimming-pool Wed, 19 Oct 2016 10:53:03 +0200 swiss-firefighters-rescue-cow-from-swimming-pool An American basejumper has been rescued from a cliff in Switzerland after hanging by his parachute for 13 hours. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160809/american-basejumper-saved-in-unprecedented-13-hour-rescue Tue, 09 Aug 2016 15:13:11 +0200 american-basejumper-saved-in-unprecedented-13-hour-rescue A Swiss mountain biker had a lucky escape after he and his bike fell from a marked path over a cliff and into the Rhine river. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160725/mountain-biker-survives-icy-plunge-into-the-rhine Mon, 25 Jul 2016 09:28:38 +0200 mountain-biker-survives-icy-plunge-into-the-rhine The family of a 28-year-old American man who disappeared whilst speedflying in Switzerland on Easter Saturday has launched a private search after the official rescue operation was called off. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160330/family-searches-for-american-speedflyer-missing-in-swiss-alps Wed, 30 Mar 2016 14:06:56 +0200 family-searches-for-american-speedflyer-missing-in-swiss-alps An afternoon walk almost turned to tragedy on Thursday when a rider fell from his horse, causing the animal to slip into the Rhône. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160122/swiss-police-save-horse-from-river Fri, 22 Jan 2016 11:16:51 +0100 swiss-police-save-horse-from-river A paraglider spent more than three hours dangling from high-voltage power cables on Wednesday afternoon after being blown off course by a strong wind, Jura cantonal police reported. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150806/paraglider-rescued-from-high-voltage-power-lines Thu, 06 Aug 2015 11:48:31 +0200 paraglider-rescued-from-high-voltage-power-lines