Avalanche leaves three dead in Austrian Alps
Initial reports suggest 17 people were in the area at the time.
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Initial reports suggest 17 people were in the area at the time.
One of two Dutch tourists rescued alive after an avalanche in the Austrian Alps died from their injuries, police in Tirol said on Thursday. Two other Dutch people travelling with them were found dead when their bodies were recovered. The four were part of a ski tour group with 17 people from the Netherlands in total.
A major rescue operation is under way after the avalanche in western Austria.
Three Dutch skiers were killed in a Thursday avalanche near the Austrian ski resort of Soelden, according to authorities. A fourth was rescued and hospitalized.
Laura Norcott, from Mere, in Cheshire, took her entire wedding party to the top of a 2,600-metre snowy mountain to say 'I do' - before racing the 4km back down with her groom Robert Norcott, 34