ask A 36-year-old woman had a fatal accident on Mount Pilatus on Saturday afternoon. As the cantonal police in Nidwalden announced on Sunday, the woman slipped down a steep slope and fell around 100 meters. The accident happened in the “Gsäss” area.
According to the police, the hiker was on the way from Pilatus to the valley with another person. The course of the accident is part of the investigation.
In the last few days, there have been an increasing number of fatal accidents in the Swiss mountains. Four people fell to their deaths on the Alpstein within two weeks.