Category Archives: Avalanches

Dogs’ barking prompts owners’ rescue from Swiss avalanche

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Two people caught in avalanche in Switzerland were rescued after their dogs barked for help

Two people caught in an avalanche in Switzerland were rescued after their dogs barked for help, attracting the attention of nearby snow-shoers who were able to dig them out, the air ambulance service Rega said on Sunday.

The avalanche swept the pair off a hiking trail in the Avers Valley of south-western Switzerland, near the Italian border and west of St Moritz, shortly after 3pm on Saturday, Rega said in a statement.

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Austria avalanche: six die in two separate incidents

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Five killed on Sunday morning in Dachstein range, sixth person killed in Carinthia region

Avalanches have killed six people in Austria in two separate incidents, police say.

At least five people were swept away on Sunday morning by a large avalanche on a mountain in upper Austria. The victims were part of a group walking in snow shoes on the Dachstein range.

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Nepal avalanche: South Koreans among seven missing

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Four South Koreans and three Nepalis are out of contact after an avalanche close to Annapurna base camp

An avalanche in Nepal’s Annapurna region has left at least seven people missing, including four South Koreans and three Nepalis, officials said Saturday.

The incident occurred at an altitude of around 3,230 metres close to the base camp for Annapurna, one of the highest peaks in the Himalayas, following heavy snowfall on Friday.

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Ben Nevis avalanche kills two people

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Police say two others injured in snowslip at No 5 Gully on UK’s highest mountain

Two climbers have been killed and two others injured after being caught in an avalanche on Ben Nevis.

The incident happened in an area of the UK’s highest mountain called No 5 Gully shortly before midday on Tuesday. Members of the Lochaber and Glencoe mountain rescue teams were at the scene.

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Teenage Australian boy killed in Austrian avalanche while skiing with family

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Sixteen-year-old dies after he and his mother were swept away while skiiing at St Anton am Arlberg

A 16-year-old Australian boy has been killed in an avalanche in Austria, local police said.

The boy was skiing with his parents and 14-year-old brother at St Anton am Arlberg, western Austria, on Wednesday, when he and his mother were swept away by the avalanche, local news reports said. His mother was able to escape unhurt, but the boy was buried in 2m of snow.

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