Father and son climbers die in Alps

A father and son have died while climbing in the Swiss Alps.

Tue, 28 Sep, 2004 - 12:46

A father and son have died while climbing in the Swiss Alps.

The two Frenchmen, aged 47 and 22, set off on September 17 from the village of Saas-Fee to climb several 13,000 foot peaks, said police in the southern canton of Valais.

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Courts Heathrow Place: Alps Place: Swiss Alps Place: Saas-Fee Place: Valais Place: eastern Alsace region Place: Zermatt

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