Canadian woman dies after being caught in a sudden snowstorm in Italy’s Dolomite mountains

Canadian woman dead after snowstorm in Italy’s Dolomite mountains

Rescuers reached them, but bad weather scuttled two attempts to evacuate the woman, whose condition was worsening, by helicopter. She died later on the mountain.

A 56-year-old Canadian woman died after suddenly being caught in a snowstorm in the Italian Dolomites, and her partner is being treated for severe hypothermia, the Italian Alpine rescue service announced on Friday.

Canadian dies in snowstorm in Val Gardena - General News

A 57-year-old Canadian mountaineer has died in a snowstorm that pummelled the area of Val Gardena in Alto Adige on Thursday, rescue services said Friday. (ANSA)

Canadian woman dies after being caught in a snowstorm in Italy's Dolomite mountains

A 56-year-old Canadian woman died after being caught in a sudden snowstorm in Italy’s Dolomite mountains and her companion is being treated for severe hypothermia

South Tyrol, the woman was on her way with her partner from the Genova refuge to the Puez refuge. The alarm on Thursday evening, the helicopters were unable to reach them immediately due to the wind

A 57-year-old Canadian hiker lost her life in the snowstorm that hit Val Gardena, in South Tyrol yesterday. The woman was on her way with her 56-year-old partner from the Genova refuge to the Puez refuge, when they probably lost their path. Around 8.45 p.m., the alarm was raised. Due to poor visibility, the helicopters could not reach the two. Mountain rescue has set out and from the Puez refuge the manager with a future mountain guide. When the…