Aletsch Glacier: 54 years after the deadly crash – preparations are being made to remove the wreck

Three people died in the plane crash. In addition to the pilot (55), the chief physician of a Zurich hospital and his son (19) were on board. ‘You were on a sightseeing flight. In a curve at an altitude of over 3600 meters, there was a loss of speed and then a crash,” explains Daniel Imboden, spokesman for the Valais cantonal police. At that time, however, it was “simply not possible” to salvage the wreck, according to Imboden. Today, however, we have the technical possibilities and the necessary means of transport for such a rescue.