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Two men who could save your life in Grindelwald

In Grindelwald in the Bernese Alps there's a highly skilled pool of experts whose job it is to patrol the slopes, make sure that skiers are safe and help those involved in accidents. swissinfo spent the day with chief patroller Andreas Heim and his deputy Martin Mathys. (Julie Hunt, swissinfo.ch 21.01.2010)

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