Presenter Leah Boleto issued a tragic on air update.

Sky News presenter Leah Boleto made a breaking news announcement about the Swiss New Year’s tragedy (Image: Sky News)

Sky News presenter Leah Boleto paused the show for a breaking news update as the first victim of the Swiss the Crans-Montana ski resort fire was named. The horror blaze in Le Constellation bar is currently confirmed to have killed around 40 people with 115 injured, and 80 to 100 of those people said to be in critical condition.

“I do have some sad news to bring you now. The Italian Golf Federation has announced that one of the victims of the fire that broke out at Le Constellation bar on the first of January is that of 17-year-old Emanuele Galeppini,” she said. “He was a promising golf star, and they say that his death has been confirmed. He’s a young athlete, they say, who brought passion and authentic values and it’s a moment of great sorrow. So that’s the very latest there. And I’m sure we will be getting more names as bodies are identified, around 40 people we know are presumed dead, 115 injured and treating various hospitals close to this resort,” she concluded the report.

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The teenager, who had been living in Dubai, had been a member of the junior Italian national team, and scooped a title at the Omega Dubai Creek Amateur Open last year.

The search for the victims is continuing, following the deadly fire at Le Constellation, with police and fire investigation crews once again rushing to the scene at the popular ski resort.

Forensic tents line the street around the bar, with police tape cordoning off a big section of Crans-Montana.

Local authorities have confirmed that around 40 people died in the blaze, but identifying the bodies is becoming a challenge for officials who warn that families could have to wait weeks to receive the news.

Teen Italian golfer Emanuele Galeppini is the first victim named following the Swiss nightclub fire (Image: @federazioneitalianagolf​/Instagram)

Authorities are yet to release any information or early theories on how the fire was started; however eyewitnesses at the New Year’s Eve party have suggested that the flames spread as sparklers in champagne bottles came into contact with the ceiling.

Officials in Crans Montana have warned that the hospitals in the region remain under pressure as they treat more than a hundred victims from the bar fire.

President of the region Mathias Reynard told Swiss radio that many staff have been drafted in from their days off.

He also revealed he was considering flying in French burns specialists to try to ensure the best possible care.