MOUNTAIN
Milan , February 7, 2015 – 16:30
Sorry to note it, but you certainly can not speak of tragic fatality. A large avalanche came off this morning, at 11, in Cortina from the southern slopes of Mount Averau. Three people involved, but if two were unharmed, a third skier of 24 years died. The group of skiers Dutch father with two children, after starting a first short descent from Forcella Averau track that leads to the side of the Passo Giau agordino, have been diverted to the right to ski along a ridge of virgin snow. A lightness that was fatal to one of them. With the cut made from skis came off an entire ridge of snow about 500 meters wide, which is slid along the inclined plane for 200, accumulating a mass snowy top few feet.
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Avalanche in Cortina: dead ski touring Dutch
Avalanche caused by the weight of skiers
Long searches rescuers immediately noticed. At the end of the third boy was identified by one of the dogs of the canine units, under nearly two feet of snow. The weight of the three immediately caused the avalanche that came off from around the ridge to the south, on the slopes of Colle Saint Lucia, and hit him. Fire alarm, place the 118 sent the helicopter of Alpin Dolomites Bolzano, because of the air ambulance Suem of Pieve di Cadore was engaged to another avalanche falling on the track and on the Faloria provoked again out off-piste skiers, also reclaimed by the police service tracks and fortunately without any involved.
Skier without Arva
Sull’Averau was then added the helicopter Air service center that resulted in share teams walk and dogs, who started fathom the immense surface (the skier was not Arva): 500 meters in front for 200 long with accumulation points higher than two meters. Shortly before 15 one of the dogs (the State Forestry Corps) has marked the point, where he was found the boy. Unfortunately, the medical crew dell’eliambulanza could only see the death of the young skier.
The other avalanche on Faloira
The research is coordinated by the Mountain rescue Cortina, was attended by about seventy people of the Mountain Rescue Stations Cortina, Val Harness, Val Fiorentina, Livinallongo, Agordo, Alleghe, San Vito di Cadore, Pieve di Cadore, Alta Badia, Financial Police, the State Forestry Corps, with six dogs. Given the persistence of the high avalanche danger in the coming days, the Mountain Rescue calls for great caution and to avoid the off-piste. The second avalanche on Faloria, originated by skiers left the track in fresh snow, has fortunately had consequences. The downhill slopes of Faloria were closed early on Saturday morning by operators, due to the risk of avalanches.
Other skier died in the Cuneo
One other skier was overwhelmed by an avalanche that has dragged against a tree in the Cuneo, Argentera, in Valle Stura . The man died instantly. Difficult the recovery of the body due to adverse weather conditions.
February 7, 2015 | 16:30
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