Geneva Canton Police on 16 June 2021 in Geneva, Switzerland.


Geneva Canton Police on 16 June 2021 in Geneva, Switzerland.

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GENEVA – Four
people appeared to have jumped to their death in the Swiss resort of Montreux
on Lake Geneva, and a fifth is in a serious condition, cantonal police said on
Thursday.

The Vaud
cantonal police said in a tweet: 

Five people were found at the foot of a building. One of the five victims has been hospitalised and is in serious condition. The four others are dead.

Alexandre
Bisenz, police spokesperson, told the 20 Minutes newspaper that the five
people appeared to have jumped from their apartment, near the town’s lakeside
casino, for reasons unknown.

No other
details were immediately available.

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