# An investigation has been opened after the discovery of the bodies of five skiers in the mountains near Switzerland’s luxury Zermatt resort. According to police, a rescue helicopter was sent to survey an area around the Rimpfischhorn after climbers alerted authorities to abandoned skis near the summit. A search led to the discovery of the bodies below the summit of the Adler Glacier. A cause of death has not yet been made public, while a formal identification of the victims is ongoing.
Bodies of five skiers found near the Swiss mountain