One person was killed and another went missing in an avalanche in the southern German state of Bavaria close to the Austrian border, police said Saturday.
The avalanche hit on Saturday afternoon at an altitude of 1,300 metres (4,265 feet) on the Schuetzensteig mountain, located a few kilometres (miles) away from the Austrian Tyrol region.
A third person was rescued with serious injuries after some 70 rescue workers combed the area for possible victims, police said, adding that the search had been halted at nightfall.
No further information has so far been released regarding the victims.
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One dead after Swiss avalanche, rescue search paused
Geneva (AFP) Feb 20, 2019
One person engulfed in an avalanche in the Swiss Alps has died, police said Wednesday, as rescue operations to find other possible victims were paused after an all-night search.
Four people had been reported as injured in the avalanche on Tuesday at the Crans-Montana ski station in southern Switzerland.
One of the wounded, a 34-year-old French national, has died, police in Valais canton said in a tweet.
"Searches that continued through the night have been stopped. They will resume if the s ... read more
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