An avalanche at a ski resort in the Swiss Alps on Monday resulted in the deaths of a 15-year-old American teenager and two unidentified individuals, local authorities said.
The incident occurred on the ski slopes of Riffelberg at Zermatt ski resort shortly after 2 p.m. Monday, according to a press release from the Valais Cantonal Police. Emergency response teams deployed following the avalanche, recovering four individuals, three of whom had already died, the press release said. Responders have since halted their search for other potential survivors.
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