Airolo, Ticino, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – A 19-year-old soldier died while on a break during a football game at the Airolo boot camp for sanitary workers, the federal Department of Defense announced 26 November. His colleagues gave him first aid and CPR almost immediately, but were unable to revive him. He was in his fifth week of boot camp. The cause of death remains unknown.
To those of you who subscribe to our Google/Feedburner rss e-mail feed, please note that it failed to include several articles from Wednesday 15 July. We’re sorry that you missed them and unfortunately have no explanation for this, but here they are: EPFL mathematicians crack elliptical curve encryption problem, Vaud and Schumacher agree to small dock, shoreline group opposed, Alinghi accused by US club of secretly plotting with Intl Sailing Federation, C0ngo people fail to get Mobutu money, Soldier killed, another injured, in parachute crash
Altenstadt, Germany (GenevaLunch) – A Swiss soldier was killed and another injured in a parachuting accident that appears to have been due to the two crashing into each other. The injured man is in stable condition. The two men were participating in an international sports event.
Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Swiss military officials announced 4 June that the body of a man found in the Aare River earlier in the week is that of the soldier who went missing 22 May.
