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FRANKFURT, Germany — 9 individuals died in avalanches in Austria and Italy over the weekend as heavy snow and faculty holidays drew skiers into the Alps, with a few of the victims dying after snowboarding in unmarked areas regardless of warnings of elevated avalanche danger, police stated.
On Sunday a snow plow driver in East Tirol in Austria was recovered lifeless after being swept away. In Oetztal a 32-year-old Chinese language skier died, whereas in Zillertal a 17-year previous male from New Zealand was buried and in Kleinwalsertal a 55-year-old German man lacking since Friday was discovered lifeless.
Greater than a dozen avalanches have been reported within the Tirol area of Austria alone and authorities had set the warning stage at 4 on a scale of 5 and urged warning.
A 31-year-old German lady was killed Saturday within the South Tirol area of Italy when a snowmass broke free at 2,200 meters (7,200 toes) close to the Limo Cross some 80 kilometers (50 miles) east of Bolzano, the dpa information company reported. Rescue efforts have been sophisticated by 120-kilometer-per-hour (75-mile-per-hour) winds; her physique was recovered from beneath 2.5 meters (8.2 toes) of snow. One other lady snowboarding along with her was free of the snow unhurt.
Different victims Saturday included a 29-year-old ski information and his 33-year-old male visitor who have been snowboarding away from ready ski runs when a snowboarder set off an avalanche above them in St. Anton in Austria. And in Kaunertal a 62-year previous man was killed by one other snowslide.
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