Ski Instructor Killed in Vars Avalanche
A ski instructor was killed by an at 13h00 avalanche while skiing off-piste in Vars in the Hautes Alpes. The victim was in his sixties and died from his injuries in Briançon hospital. The man was found unconscious after having been dug out of the slide where he had been buried for 30 minutes.
Posted by davidof on Thursday, 28 February, 2002 at 06:29 PM
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