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CNN —Italian World Cup speed skier Jean Daniel Pession and his girlfriend, Elisa Arlian, died in a mountain accident in northwest Italy, the Italian Winter Sports Federation (FISI) confirmed. “A terrible tragedy struck the world of winter sports and speed skiing in particular,” the federation said in a June 1 statement. “In a tragic mountain accident above Champoluc (Aosta), Jean Daniel Pession, a 28-year-old World Cup team member, lost his life. Together with Pession, his girlfriend also died,” FISI added. According to the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS), Pession finished 15th in the 2021 World Cup standings for speed skiing.
Persons: Jean Daniel Pession, Elisa Arlian, Pession, ” FISI, Flavio Roda, ” Pession, Rescuers, Organizations: CNN, Winter Sports Federation, Federation, RAI, Helicopters, Snowboard Federation Locations: Italy, Aosta, Mount Zerbion, Champoluc, Vars
A hiker discovered the 400-year-old remains of a wealthy man on a glacier in the Swiss Alps. © Valais History Museum, Sion; Michel MartinezAll these items dated to around 1600 AD. Archaeologists uncover mule bones on the Theodul glacier in Switzerland, near Zermatt. © Valais History Museum, Sion; Michel MartinezHe wasn't a soldier-for-hire after all, a 2015 paper concluded. Andenmatten steps out of a freezer where artifacts are stored in the basement of the Valais History Museum archives.
Persons: Michel Martinez, They're, Pierre, Yves Nicod, Nicod, Ambroise Héritier, Morgan McFall, Johnsen, Sophie Providoli, It's, you've, haven't, Philippe Curdy, Romain Andenmatten, Spain's, Emilio Morenatti, Paul HANNY, Ötzi, Andenmatten Organizations: Service, . Business, Business, AP, Johnsen Archaeologists Locations: Swiss, Switzerland, Italy, Valais, Sion, du Valais, Zermatt, Germany, Aosta, Russia, Vilanova, Sau, Catalonia, Spain, Florida, Austria
A French woman was found dead in an abandoned church in northern Italy after a ghost-hunting trip. Police are investigating if her death was a result of a TikTok challenge or murder. AdvertisementA French woman embarked on a day trip to northern Italy for what appears to have been a ghost-hunting trip. She also had two gunshot wounds on her neck and one on her abdomen, which police told CNN may have been inflicted after she was already dead. The woman also may have been taking part in a ghost-hunting challenge that's popular among TikTok users in France, police told CNN.
Persons: , TikToker, TikTok Organizations: Police, Service, CNN, Bloomberg, Washington Post, TikTok, Business Locations: Italy, Lyon, France, La Salle, Aosta Valley
Rome, Italy CNN —A 22-year-old French woman whose blood-drained body was found in an abandoned church in northern Italy’s Aosta Valley over the weekend had been looking for a haunted house believed to contain ghosts, according to police. There are also two other missing persons cases in the area which police say could be related. Some of the blood had been scraped off the floor and removed from the crime scene, police told CNN. The woman had no documents or cellphone on her when a local resident discovered her decomposing body, police say. The area prosecutor Manlio D’Ambrosi told local media that they are also investigating the presence of a burgundy colored van that was spotted on surveillance footage near the abandoned church last week.
Persons: Italy CNN —, , Roberto Testi, Manlio D’Ambrosi Organizations: Italy CNN, La Salle, CNN, Police Locations: Rome, Italy, Aosta, Lyon, La, France
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