British climber, 24, dies 11,000ft up the Swiss Matterhorn after being struck by a falling rock during a night-time descent

British climber, 24, dies 11,000ft up the Swiss Matterhorn after being struck by a falling rock during a night-time descent

Daily Mail·2019-06-04 09:02

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A British climber has been killed 11,000ft up the Matterhorn after being struck by a falling rock which knocked him down the mountain.

The unnamed 24-year-old was descending the Swiss Alps' peak with two other climbers at pitch black 2.40am on Monday when chunks of the rock face began to crumble off.

A helicopter was scrambled to the Hörnli ridge but the Briton died instantly.

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