US Edition5 skiers killed in a pair of avalanches in Austria
Two avalanches in Salzburg Pongau killed five skiers and injured two despite clear avalanche warnings, with rescue teams deploying helicopters and dogs to aid recovery efforts.
- On Saturday, Austrian broadcaster ORF reported five off-piste skiers died in two avalanches in the Pongau area, near Salzburg.
- Since last week, heavy snowfall has produced unstable avalanche conditions across the Alps, while open alpine terrain increased exposure with a skier buried earlier the same day.
- An off‑piste avalanche struck a group of seven ski tourers in Pongau on Saturday, killing four and seriously injuring one, while earlier a female skier was buried after her husband called for help.
- Pongau mountain rescue officials said the current avalanche situation is serious, district head Gerhard Kremser said, and rescuers could not immediately be reached while further avalanches occurred around midday without injuries.
- Across the Alps, reports show several deaths since last week, including six in France, a German man in Switzerland, and fatalities in Bad Gastein and Weerberg, Tyrol.
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5 Skiers Are Killed in Alps Avalanches
Five skiers were killed in a pair of avalanches in the Salzburg Pongau region of western Austria on Saturday, authorities said. Four of them were killed by a snow slide in the Gastein Valley, south of the city of Salzburg, that swept away seven people. Two people were injured—one...
Five people died on Saturday in two avalanches in the Alps in Austria, said Austrian public audiovisual group ORF.
Five skiers died on Saturday following two avalanches in the Salzburg Pongau region of western Austria, announced to the authorities, according to the AP.
Hartford Courant
VIENNA (AP) — Five skiers died on Saturday in a couple of avalanches in the Pongau region, in Salzburg, west of Austria, authorities reported. Four skiers died in a snowslide in the Gastein Valley, south of the city of Salzburg, which dragged seven people. Two people were injured — one seriously — and a third escaped unharmed, reported the APA news agency. “This tragedy shows painfully how serious the current avalanche situation is,” said Gerhar…
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