Tuesday, March 20, 2012

2 foreign tourists die in Norway avalanche

Agence France Presse
Rescue personnel prepare Monday March 19, 2012 to go to the mountain area near Kafjord, Norway where an avalanche is reported to have buried 6  tourists. AP Photo/Ola Solvang
Rescue personnel prepare Monday March 19, 2012 to go to the mountain area near Kafjord, Norway where an avalanche is reported to have buried 6 tourists. AP Photo/Ola Solvang
OSLO, Norway: Two people were found dead after an avalanche hit an expedition of Swiss and French skiers in northern Norway on Monday, while one of the six people swept away was found alive, police said.
Out of the six skiers, five were Swiss and the sixth was French, Astrid Nilsen of the Tromsoe police told AFP, correcting previous information indicating they may all have been French nationals.


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