At least three people have died in avalanches in Austria since Friday. A winter sports enthusiast died in Kaltenbach in the Zillertal on Saturday, as a police spokesman in the state of Tyrol told the AFP news agency.
According to the Austrian news agency APA, it was a 17-year-old New Zealander who was off-piste.
A man who had been reported missing the day before was found dead under an avalanche in the Kleinwalsertal in the state of Vorarlberg in the morning. According to the APA, it was a 50-year-old.
A 32-year-old Chinese skier died in an avalanche in Sölden in the Ötztal (Tyrol) on Friday. He, too, is said to have skied outside the marked slopes.
Despite the warning level four on the five-digit scale in western Austria, according to APA, numerous winter sports enthusiasts were outdoors. Several people were therefore buried and injured when leaving. (AFP)
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