两名登山者在瑞士马特洪峰事故中丧生

Swiss police say two climbers have died in an accident on the upper reaches of the famed Matterhorn mountain.

瑞士警方表示，两名登山者在著名的马特宏山上游发生的一次事故中身亡。

Police in Valais canton (state) said Thursday that the two men, one of them a mountain guide, were hit by a falling rock and fell.

瓦莱斯坎顿(州)警方周四称，这两名男子，其中一名是山地向导，被一块落下的岩石击中并摔倒。

The accident happened on Wednesday morning at around 13,950 feet above sea level and the bodies were recovered from a spot around 3,600 meters (11,800 feet) altitude on Wednesday evening.

事故发生在周三上午，海拔约13950英尺(约11800英尺)的地方，遇难者遗体于周三晚间，在海拔约3600米(约11800英尺)的地方发现。

Authorities were in the process of formally identifying the victims. It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the rock fall.

当局正在正式确认遇难者身份。目前还不清楚是什么原因导致了岩石的坠落。

The Matterhorn, whose peak is 4,478 meters (14,692 feet) above sea level, is one of the highest and most famous peaks in the Alps. It straddles the border between Switzerland and Italy.

马特宏峰海拔4478米(14692英尺)，是阿尔卑斯山最高、最著名的山峰之一。它横跨瑞士和意大利的边界。