Weekend avalanches kill 10 in Austria and Switzerland
Weekend avalanches kill 10 in Austria and Switzerland
Feb 05, 2023 by BBC
Key Facts
- Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Some 30 avalanches were reported on Saturday alone in western Austria Ten people have been killed in several avalanches across the Austrian and Swiss Alps over the weekend.
- Austrian police announced five deaths on Sunday, including that of a 59-year-old man who was using a snow plough in the western region of Tyrol.
- They also recovered the bodies of a ski guide in Sankt Anton am Arlberg and a 62-year-old man who was cross-country skiing around the summit of Hohe Aifner.
- On Saturday, a 17-year-old New Zealander, a 32-year-old Chinese national and a German man in his 50s - who were all said to be skiing off designated ski trails when avalanches hit - were also found dead.
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