Archie Harvey Wiki – Archie Harvey Biography
Archie Harvey, 18, Friends pay tribute to a British teen who died in an avalanche while on a school ski vacation.
On Tuesday, March 21, Archie Harvey, 18, was reportedly one of seven pupils on a ski tour on the Gstelliwang hill near Switzerland’s Meiringen resort. Archie vanished before his body was located following an exhaustive search by rescue authorities after the group was struck in a horrific 50-foot avalanche on Wellhorn Mountain.
Archie is the son of property mogul Philip Harvey and designer Sarah Metcalfe, and the family is said to have lived in a £2 million West London home. Archie is thought to have been residing in Switzerland after attending school in the UK. He was claimed to be a student at the elite Ecole d’Humanité international school in Hasliberg, which is just a short distance from the Gstelliwang ski slope.
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Archie Harvey was 18 years old.
British Teenager (18) Killed in Avalanche
The avalanche struck at 4.25 pm, prompting rescue crews and a helicopter to be dispatched to assist survivors, according to the Mail Online. According to the school, the very experienced group’ took the appropriate preparations for a ski tour, such as considering the avalanche bulletin and providing the kids with avalanche transceivers, probes, and shovels. One more US female student is said to have gone missing during the avalanche and has yet to be discovered. Archie’s funeral was held in Switzerland two weeks ago, according to reports. Archie and other students were said to be on the slope with a mountain guide, a youth and sports leader, and three other outsiders.
Alpine Rescue in Switzerland Rescue efforts were assisted by Rega crews, Swiss Alpine Rescue, several Rega, Air-Glaciers, and Swiss Helicopter helicopters, mountain specialists, and additional Bern canton police and Canton of Bern Care Team employees. The school said in a statement issued at the time of the tragedy: “We regret this terrible accident and are deeply saddened. We extend our heartfelt condolences and sympathy to all students, their families, and relatives.” The Gstelliwang slope where the avalanche struck is at the foot of the northwest face of the Wellhorn.
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