A float to pinpoint exactly where avalanche victims are buried is being hailed as a life saver.The Avalanche Ball shoots a spring loaded nylon ball from the top of a rucksack which will stick out of the snow alerting rescuers to the exact position of the victim.Makers Fournier & Venier in Mieming, Tyrol, say special […]
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Two Dutch boys aged 13 and 14 were rescued by helicopter as darkness was falling yesterday (Sun) near Loser in Styrias Liezen district.The boys were skiing off piste down to the valley floor when they became stranded at 4pm in a steep, rocky area at an elevation of 1,400 metres and called rescuers.In another incident […]