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At a media conference following the declaration of the verdict, the prosecutor in the trial around the 1999 canyoning accident at the Saxetbach, Hanspeter Schuerch, center, says to be satisfied about the verdict, Tuesday, December 11, 2001 in Interlaken, Switzerland. Former members of the tourist organizer Adventure World faced trial here for the deaths of 21 tourists during a canyoning trip at the Saxetbach in July 1999, all but two guides where found guilty. (KEYSTONE/Alessandro della Valle)