Three snowboarders have reportedly been arrested by Valais police for allegedly setting off an avalanche near Zermatt, Switzerland on Thursday, December 30, 2009 that caught a group of seven, including five children according to a story on Genevalunch.com.
The avalanche near Zermatt Thursday is reported by Le Matin to have been set off by three young men, ages 18-25, who were snowboarding off piste. The avalanche hit a groomed slope and caught seven people, including a group of five children, four of whom were buried. They were promptly dug out by nearby restaurant workers in the area and their companions. One, a 14-year-old, was treated for shock.
If found guilty the snowboarders could spend up to three years in prison for “obstructing a public path.”
[Link: Genevalunch]
