Former pupil at British school is among the missing in Swiss ski resort inferno: Former teachers say ‘she is in our prayers’

A former pupil of a British school is among the missing after a deadly inferno ripped through a Swiss ski bar on New Year’s Eve.

Charlotte Niddam, who formerly attended Immanuel College, a private Jewish school in Hertfordshire, is one of two people confirmed missing.

The female student, believed to be 15 years old, has not been heard from since the fire broke out at a bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, killing approximately 50 people and injuring 115 others.

A statement released by Immanuel College confirmed Charlotte was missing.

‘We are making an urgent request for our school community to come together to support Charlotte Niddam,’ the statement said.

‘Charlotte was a student at Immanuel College and her family has now moved back to France.

‘The families have asked that we all keep them in our thoughts and prayers during this extremely difficult time. We are all praying for a miracle for Charlotte and the others, and we want families to feel the full force of support from the Immanuel College community.

Images of the missing teenager were shared in a post on the Instagram account @cransmontana.avisderecherche, which was set up to help find survivors.

The Instagram account said that the teenager was a babysitter and visited the Alpine ski resort very often.

Friends at her old school in the UK posted a series of photos of Charlotte on TikTok.

According to The Sun, Charlotte and her family lived in an affluent area close to Watford, Hertfordshire, before leaving the UK.

A friend called Mia wrote on the social platform: ‘My sweet sweet special Lottie, I love you more than the meaning of life. ‘I need my best friend, I miss you.’

Another friend, Sujmmer, posted a compilation of videos of the two friends together and captioned the post: ‘I miss my best friend @Charlotte niddam #CransMontana.’

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