Deadly mountain accident: German tourist dies in avalanche accident in South Tyrol

On the way back from the summit, after initial findings, a tourer triggers a snowboard, which then buries him. All help comes too late.

In South Tyrol, an avalanche has occurred. A German is said to have been spilled. The holidaymaker should not have survived the disaster.

A 59-year-old ski tourer was caught and killed by a massive avalanche in South Tyrol's Ahrntal Valley on Wednesday. The tourist was skiing down from Gornerberg with his brother when, around 2:00 p.m., a 100-meter-wide and 100-meter-long avalanche broke loose in steep terrain just below the summit, the daily newspaper "Dolomiten" reported (Thursday edition). The German was buried about one and a half meters under the snow.

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A German man dies in an avalanche near Weißenbach in the Ahrntal Valley. The man from Erlangen was reportedly traveling with his brother.

Bolzano - On the way back from the summit, a tourer starts a snowboard, which then buries him. All help comes too late.