Swiss rescuers caught by double avalanche near Bern

A double avalanche has killed three people, including at least one rescuer, in the Diemtigtal valley about 40km (25 miles) south of the Swiss capital Bern.

The dead rescuer was a doctor who had been trying with others to help a group of skiers hit by the first avalanche when the second occurred, police say

BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8438812.stm


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