Here the accident happened on the descent: Mont Dolent (3280m), taken from the Italian side.
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Mont Dolent is a mountain at the three-country point of France. Italy and Switzerland.
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The splitboard is a snowboard that can be split in the middle.
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A splitboarder (27) from the canton of Bern had a fatal accident in the Aosta Valley in northern Italy on Sunday morning. The accident occurred at around 3800 meters high Mont Dolent. The man had a so-called splitboard, a snowboard that can be divided in the middle and transformed into skis for the ascent.
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According to the Italian news agency Ansa, the 27-year-old fell about 400 meters from the summit. According to the information given, he had risen from the Swiss side with his brother and a friend.
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A rescue team from the Aosta Valley could only determine the death of the man. The Italian authorities opened an investigation into the accident. Mont Dolent lies in the border area between Switzerland and France and Italy. (SDA)