In the thin air above the Swiss canton of Valais, a small aircraft carrying three souls departed Sion airport on Tuesday and, within ten minutes, met the unyielding face of a mountain near Leukerbad. Two of the dead were British nationals. The reasons the Cirrus SR22T strayed from its intended path remain unknown, and investigators now begin the slow, careful work of reconstructing those final minutes — a task as much about honoring the lost as it is about preventing future loss.
Two Britons among three killed in Swiss Alps aircraft crash
Three people killed in the crash, including two British nationals; formal identification of victims is underway.