Gulmarg, India – On Friday, February 16, 2018 a 30-year-old Russian skier was killed in an avalanche while skiing in the Sheenmai Bowl at Gulmarg Ski Area in the Himalayas of Kashmir, India. Four others skier in the group were safely rescued.
KashmirMonitor.in writes that “The avalanche occurred near the second phase of the Gondola service on the Affarwat peak in Gulmarg.” TVRain.ru identified the victim as 30-year -old skier Stanislav Dove.
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Read more about the avalanche in Gulmarg in India from the following sources:
- WashingtonPost.com
- Xinhuanet.com
- GreaterKashmir.com
- HindustanTimes.com
- KashmirNarrator.com
- ZeeNews.India.com
- FreePressJournal.in
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