Tragic loss: snowboard star Sophie Hediger dies in avalanche accident

Tragic loss: snowboard star Sophie Hediger dies in avalanche accident

On Monday, December 23, 2024, there was a tragic avalanche accident in the Arosa ski area, in which the 26-year-old Swiss snowboarder Sophie Hediger died. Hediger, who was part of the Snowboard Cross national team in Switzerland, had recently participated in a World Cup in Cervinia and won her first podium last season at the race in St. Moritz. Her death shakes the snowboard community, and the sports world has to complain about the loss of a promising talent. "We are stunned and in my thoughts at Sophie's family that we express our deepest condolences," said Walter Reusser, sports boss of Swiss Ski, and added that Sophie's death put a dark shadow over the Christmas days, as well as on Today.at was reported.

The accident details and investigations

The Graubünden cantonal police informed about the incident on Tuesday morning when Hediger and an accompanying person drove down a closed slope at around 1:15 p.m. and then drove away from the slopes. This decision tragically led it to it was recorded by an avalanche. Your accompanying person immediately informed the rescue workers and went into the difficult snow conditions to look for Hediger. The salvage took place around 3:30 p.m., but the rescue workers could only watch helplessly despite the resuscitation measures that were initiated immediately. According to the Graubünden cantonal police, these had to be canceled without success. In the meantime, the Graubünden public prosecutor and the cantonal police have investigated the accident, as NZZ.CH