Seven people have been killed by two separate avalanches in the Italian Alps in northern Italy. Four of the seven were, in fact, rescuers.
In the first incident, in which six were killed, two of the six were tourists who had been missing in the Italian Alps since Saturday afternoon. They had gone missing Saturday afternoon, and had reportedly been mountain climbing in the Trentino Alto Adige region.
Officials indicated that the bodies of all six victims were recovered Sunday morning. All of the victims, the rescuers and the original lost party, were Italian.
Funerals for the six have already been scheduled, according to the Province of Trentino's Web site. Their funerals will take place on Dec. 29 in the town of Canazei.
In a separate incident in the same region, officials said Sunday that a 14-year-old from Germany was hit by an avalanche when he was skiing with his brother and a friend. The 14-year-old was killed immediately. His brother was unhurt, while the third skier was taken to the hospital in nearby city of Bolzano. His condition was unknown.
The victim was identified as Maximilian Conrad. The Carabinieri police said he was from the town of Trabach.
Written by Michael Santo
HULIQ.com
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