兩名登山者在瑞士馬特洪峰事故中喪生

兩名登山者在瑞士馬特洪峰事故中喪生

Swiss police say two climbers have died in an accident on the upper reaches of the famed Matterhorn mountain.

瑞士警方表示，兩名登山者在著名的馬特宏山上游發(fā)生的一次事故中身亡。

Police in Valais canton (state) said Thursday that the two men, one of them a mountain guide, were hit by a falling rock and fell.

瓦萊斯坎頓(州)警方周四稱，這兩名男子，其中一名是山地向?qū)?，被一塊落下的巖石擊中并摔倒。

The accident happened on Wednesday morning at around 13,950 feet above sea level and the bodies were recovered from a spot around 3,600 meters (11,800 feet) altitude on Wednesday evening.

事故發(fā)生在周三上午，海拔約13950英尺(約11800英尺)的地方，遇難者遺體于周三晚間，在海拔約3600米(約11800英尺)的地方發(fā)現(xiàn)。

Authorities were in the process of formally identifying the victims. It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the rock fall.

當(dāng)局正在正式確認遇難者身份。目前還不清楚是什么原因?qū)е铝藥r石的墜落。

The Matterhorn, whose peak is 4,478 meters (14,692 feet) above sea level, is one of the highest and most famous peaks in the Alps. It straddles the border between Switzerland and Italy.

馬特宏峰海拔4478米(14692英尺)，是阿爾卑斯山最高、最著名的山峰之一。它橫跨瑞士和意大利的邊界。