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Skier survives 17 hours under Swiss avalanche

The Washington Post 02/08/2010
Skier survives 17 hours under Swiss avalanche

EVOLENE, Switzerland -- A skier was buried beneath an avalanche for 17 hours in the Swiss Alps before being pulled from the snow with only mild hypothermia, police said Sunday.

'Briton pulled alive' from snow after avalanche kills four in the Swiss Alps

Four people were killed and three more are feared dead after two avalanches struck at the same Swiss resort just minutes apart.

Mountains claim 15 in Alps and Turkey

Robert Tait and Angelique Chrisafis Guardian 01/25/2009
Avalanches kill seven in Italian Alps: emergency services

ROME — A series of avalanches in the Italian Alps killed seven people, including a 12-year-old German boy and four rescue workers sent out to help two tourists, Italian emergency services said Sunday.

Mountains claim 15 in Alps and Turkey

Avalanches killed 15 people at the weekend, including 10 mountaineers in an isolated region of north-east Turkey and five in the Alps.