Verdict expected in Swiss canyoning manslaughter trial

Verdicts are expected today in the manslaughter trial that followed the deaths of 18 tourists and three guides in an Alpine flash flood.

Verdict expected in Swiss canyoning manslaughter trial

Verdicts are expected today in the manslaughter trial that followed the deaths of 18 tourists and three guides in an Alpine flash flood.

Swiss Judge Thomas Zbinden, who presided without a jury during the six day trial in Interlaken, can hand down prison sentences of up to one year.

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