Swiss police: American, Moroccan pupils at prestigious boarding school die in cliff fall
By APSunday, April 25, 2010
Swiss police: US, Moroccan die in cliff fall
GENEVA — Swiss police say an American woman and a Moroccan man attending a prestigious Swiss boarding school have died after falling several hundred feet down a cliff.
Police in the canton of Vaud say the pair were found Saturday at the foot of the cliff by the town of Leysin near the eastern shore of Lake Geneva.
Police say both appeared to have drunk alcohol at a student party Friday and a criminal investigation has been opened to determine the circumstances of their deaths.
The Leysin American School has named the students as Sidonie Fery and Mehdi Berrada.
School chairman Steven Ott said Sunday that both were 19 years old and final year students. He declined to answer further questions citing the police investigation.
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May 19, 2010: 3:26 am
they weren’t 19 years, as Mr Ott said, the Moroccan boy was 17 and the american lady was 18 years old. May they both rest in peace. |
K.