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Five cross-country skiers have been found dead in southern Switzerland and a search was continuing for a sixth missing person, police said. Rescue workers discovered the bodies on Sunday evening near the 3,706 metre-high Tête Blanche mountain on the border with Italy, police in the canton of Valais said. The group of six left Zermatt on a route to the village of Arolla on Saturday morning. A worried relative contacted authorities when they didn’t arrive as planned. Stormy weather and the risk of avalanches made rescue operations difficult. The ages of the six were given as between 21 and 58. “…