Overview
- Matteo Zilla, 37, from Zuoz, spotted a moving arm protruding from snow in Engelberg and rushed to help.
- He dug by hand to clear the buried skier’s face and torso, restoring breathing before freeing the rest of the body.
- The rescued man was able to stand and was not reported to be seriously injured after the extraction.
- Zilla posted the helmet-camera video to social media, drawing praise and criticism, and said he shared it to warn about mountain hazards and mutual aid.
- Zilla reported 40–50 centimeters of fresh snowfall minutes earlier, and officials say eight people died in avalanches the same weekend, part of 17 deaths across Europe in the past month.