Switzerland: One person died in an avalanche in the Swiss Alps

The skiers were moving from Mitelalalin to Sass-Almagel at the time of the avalanche, and four of them managed to get out of the snow unharmed, AFP reported.
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Ažurirano: 21.02.2016. 17:34h

One person was killed and another injured when an avalanche swept six skiers off-piste in the Swiss Alps, police said.

The avalanche, which was estimated to be about 300 meters wide and 600 meters long, happened near Mitelalalin, according to a statement from the police of the southern Swiss canton of Valais.

The skiers were moving from Mitelalalin to Sass-Almagel at the time of the avalanche, and four of them managed to get out of the snow unharmed, AFP reported.

A man (36) from Vale was transferred to a hospital in Bern, where he died of his injuries, and another (49) from the same area was transferred to a hospital in Vispo with injuries.

This is the latest in a series of deadly avalanches in the Alps.

Last month, two Italian cross-country skiers died in an avalanche in Vale.

On the French side of the border, 15 people died in avalanches, including six members of the French Foreign Legion during a training exercise last month.

Five Czech skiers died in an avalanche in the Austrian Alps at the beginning of this month.

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