Two people were found dead, while a third died after he was flown to the hospital.
In Austria has killed three people in an avalanche, in addition to two reportedly injured. The Austrian Red Cross is talking about this. The group had been outside the slope restored during the avalanche.
An avalanche struck on Saturday during the day at an altitude of about 2,400 meters, says a representative of the Red Cross to the Austrian news agency APA.
Austrian newspaper Kronen Zeitungin according to the group surprised by the avalanche, there were a total of eleven people. Some of them were only partially buried under the avalanche. Three were completely submerged.
Two people were found dead, while a third died after he was flown to the hospital.
Two injured were taken to hospital.
Avalanche took place in the Salzburg area. The members of the group under the avalanche were from Salzburg and Upper Austria. According to Kronen Zeitung, the group had been climbing the popular Lackenspitze mountain with their skis when an avalanche hit.
In Austria, an average of about 20 people die in avalanches a year in recent years. There have been fewer deaths in the previous two ski seasons, as the number of skiers has been lower anyway due to the corona pandemic.
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