Adventure workers convicted of tourists' manslaughter

Six workers at a now-defunct Swiss adventure company have been convicted of manslaughter in connection with the deaths of 18 tourists in an Alpine flash flood.

Adventure workers convicted of tourists' manslaughter

Six workers at a now-defunct Swiss adventure company have been convicted of manslaughter in connection with the deaths of 18 tourists in an Alpine flash flood.

A non-jury court found three directors of the company guilty of manslaughter because they had not ordered a risk analysis and had not banned canyoning during storms.

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