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Watch: Skier Rescues Avalanche Victim Trapped In Snow In Switzerland
A skier in Engelberg, Switzerland, spotted an arm sticking out of snow after an avalanche and quickly dug out the buried man, rescuing him alive and uninjured, a video of which has gone viral.
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US Teen Among 3 Killed In Avalanche At Luxury Swiss Ski Resort
One of the three people killed by an avalanche at the luxury Swiss ski resort of Zermatt was a 15-year-old boy from the United States, police said Tuesday.
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Skiers Feared Buried In Avalanche At Swiss Resort
A major avalanche buried skiers on a busy slope of the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana on Tuesday, injuring four people including one whose life is in danger, but there are no known fatalities so far, officials said.
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Four Skiers Feared Dead After Swiss Avalanche, Rescue Ongoing
Four people were feared dead Saturday after an avalanche hit the Swiss ski area of Vallon d'Arbi, with one body already recovered and rescue workers searching for three others.
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Swiss On High Avalanche Alert On Eve Of Davos Forum
Switzerland went on avalanche alert on Monday as fresh snow smothered much of the Alps a day before the World Economic Forum in Davos gets under way.
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Alps Avalanche Death Toll Rises to 5
The weekend death toll in the vacation-packed Alps rose on Sunday when a man was killed in an avalanche in France, after four people perished earlier in a snowslide in Switzerland, police said.
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3 Italians Killed in Swiss Alps Avalanche: Police
Three Italians were killed and two were injured when they were hit by an avalanche while skiing in an area known as "Death Valley" in the Swiss Alps on Saturday, police said.
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Several People Swept Away By Avalanche in Swiss Alps, Say Police
An avalanche swept away "several people" today in the Swiss Alps near the Italian border, local police said, adding that weather conditions were complicating the search.
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Nine dead, four missing in French Alps avalanche
Nine mountain climbers were killed in an avalanche near Chamonix in the French Alps on Thursday and rescue workers were searching for four others still missing, authorities said. The most deadly avalanche in the Alps since 2008 swept down a popular climbing route in the Mont Blanc range near the border with Switzerland at about 0300 GMT.
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Watch: Skier Rescues Avalanche Victim Trapped In Snow In Switzerland
A skier in Engelberg, Switzerland, spotted an arm sticking out of snow after an avalanche and quickly dug out the buried man, rescuing him alive and uninjured, a video of which has gone viral.
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US Teen Among 3 Killed In Avalanche At Luxury Swiss Ski Resort
One of the three people killed by an avalanche at the luxury Swiss ski resort of Zermatt was a 15-year-old boy from the United States, police said Tuesday.
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Skiers Feared Buried In Avalanche At Swiss Resort
A major avalanche buried skiers on a busy slope of the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana on Tuesday, injuring four people including one whose life is in danger, but there are no known fatalities so far, officials said.
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Four Skiers Feared Dead After Swiss Avalanche, Rescue Ongoing
Four people were feared dead Saturday after an avalanche hit the Swiss ski area of Vallon d'Arbi, with one body already recovered and rescue workers searching for three others.
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Swiss On High Avalanche Alert On Eve Of Davos Forum
Switzerland went on avalanche alert on Monday as fresh snow smothered much of the Alps a day before the World Economic Forum in Davos gets under way.
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Alps Avalanche Death Toll Rises to 5
The weekend death toll in the vacation-packed Alps rose on Sunday when a man was killed in an avalanche in France, after four people perished earlier in a snowslide in Switzerland, police said.
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3 Italians Killed in Swiss Alps Avalanche: Police
Three Italians were killed and two were injured when they were hit by an avalanche while skiing in an area known as "Death Valley" in the Swiss Alps on Saturday, police said.
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Several People Swept Away By Avalanche in Swiss Alps, Say Police
An avalanche swept away "several people" today in the Swiss Alps near the Italian border, local police said, adding that weather conditions were complicating the search.
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Nine dead, four missing in French Alps avalanche
Nine mountain climbers were killed in an avalanche near Chamonix in the French Alps on Thursday and rescue workers were searching for four others still missing, authorities said. The most deadly avalanche in the Alps since 2008 swept down a popular climbing route in the Mont Blanc range near the border with Switzerland at about 0300 GMT.
