Avalanche
A mountaineer from Hong Kong died in an avalanche in Switzerland last Thursday on September 21nd, 2017.
A 4 person mountaineering team was climbing the 13,015′ Eiger when the avalanche came down on them. Â
One mountaineer was killed and another was injured when snow, ice, and rock came down on the team hitting 3 of the team members.
A 42-year-old man with the last name Ng was killed at the scene and 61-year-old Conway Leung Nim-ho’s leg was broken.
The other two mountaineers were not injured in the avalanche.
A rescue helicopter picked up Ng and Nim-ho only 30 minutes after the accident.
This tour was being lead by Art Vast, a company founded by Nim-ho.
This is the 2nd avalanche death that we know of in the northern hemisphere this season. They both occurred near each other – one in Germany, one in Switzerland – on the same day – September 21st, 2017.
