Russian woman rescued after two days in Swiss glacier crevasse
By DW
30 August 2020 |
6:17 am
The Russian tourist fell 10 meters into a crevasse while out for a stroll on a Swiss glacier. Mountain rescuers said it was a "miracle" that the woman, who was wearing shorts, was found alive and uninjured.
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