EXCLUSIVE: ‘My son sent me a Happy New Year text from Swiss bar – now he's feared dead after fire'

Among those searching for their children yesterday was Laetitia Broadard-Sitre, who has not heard from her 16-year-old son Arthur since the horrific Swiss ski resort fire began

Desperate parents last night continued to search for answers about their loved ones after it was revealed kids as young as 16 died in the Swiss New Year fire disaster.

Youngsters, including teenage golfer Emanuele Galeppini, were among at least 40 who died in the bar disaster in the upmarket ski resort of Crans-Montana, just 90 minutes after revellers toasted the turn of the year. Among those searching for their children yesterday was Laetitia Broadard-Sitre, who has not heard from her 16-year-old son Arthur since the disaster began. He had texted her shortly after midnight wishing her a Happy New Year.