Engelberg, Switzerland, March 18, 2026 (AFP) - One killed as cable car plunges down Swiss mountainside

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One person was killed Wednesday morning when a cable car suddenly detached amid strong winds and plunged down a snowy slope at a Swiss Alpine ski resort, police said. The incident happened at the Engelberg-Titlis ski resort, high up in the Alps in central Switzerland. Videos from witnesses published by the Blick and 20Minutes online news sites showed a small cabin that had detached and violently toppled down a snowy slope. "At the time of the acc......

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