A court finds a mountain guide guilty of manslaughter in relation to the deaths of an 18-year-old British schoolboy and his boarding school classmate in a March 2023 avalanche in the Swiss Alps. The two teenagers were killed during a snowboard trip in the area of Wellhorn mountain near Meiringen, close to Bern.
According to reports, the guide had led the group on the outing when an avalanche struck. The conviction centers on whether the guide’s decisions and actions before or during the trip met the required standard of safety.
Different outlets focus on the same core events—the avalanche, the location near Meiringen, and the identification of the victims—but vary in emphasis. Some provide details about the victims’ school backgrounds and the trip context, while others focus more on the court finding and the specific charge of manslaughter rather than on broader explanations of avalanche conditions or any investigation outcomes.
