At least 10 people buried in avalanche in Austria

They have found and uncovered one person let hope they find them all soon, searchlights were requested by the searchers as darkness approaches.

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At least 10 people were buried in an avalanche on Sunday near the mountainous villages of Lech and Zurs in Austria, according to a statement from the state-run Austrian Press Agency.

The avalanche happened Sunday afternoon in the open ski area of the villages.

One person has been rescued so far according to the police, the agency said.

“Ten winter sport enthusiasts” were buried, according to the statement.

A search and rescue operation is in progress with more than 100 people involved, including avalanche search dogs and helicopters.

“We do everything we can to save the winter sports enthusiasts,” the Lech Municipality spokesperson said, according to the Austrian Press Agency. “Searchlights were requested so that the search could continue in the dark,” the statement said.

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Damn thats realy close to me, just did some calls to rule out anyone I know is involved.

Beeing trapped under an avalanche every second counts - just heared Military mountain unit has arrived, lets hope the best.

a reply to: putnam6

Good news, they have by now rescued 8 of the 10 people alive. A friend told me there are now 800+ people digging like crazy.

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Yep just found this, lets hope they find the other 2

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Mountain rescue crews in Austria have managed to rescue all but two skiers after an avalanche on Sunday, local media reports.

About 200 rescue workers were initially searching for a group of ten people feared trapped under the snow near the town of Zuers, but most have now been rescued according to Austrian media outlets

The avalanche occurred at around 15:00 CET on the 2,700-metre high Trittkopf mountain between Zuers and Lech am Arlberg, and the cascading snow reached as far as nearby ski trails.

The avalanche followed days of snow in the high alpine region and unseasonably warm weather on Christmas Day, the Austria Press Agency reported, citing local police. The local mountain rescue service had rated the avalanche danger as “high.”

Searchlights were set up on the snow mass to continue the search after darkness fell, and dogs were being used to try to find the missing.


The search would continue “all night if we have to,” Lech-Zuers tourism director Hermann Fercher said during an interview on ORF Austrian public television.

That's terrible.

Thoughts and prayers they get them all out alive.

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Thankfully they found them all one of them was seriously injured

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Link to video of the avalanche as it swallowed up the now reduced skiers, look at how fast it was going

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