Brescia, Italy – On Friday, April 13, 2018 a snowmobiler was caught, buried, and killed in an avalanche on Passo Croce Domini near Lake Lavena in Bienno in Brescia in Italy.
Four people were riding snowmobiles near the Bazena refuge at roughly 1979 meters in the late afternoon when the avalanche occurred.
The victim had an avalanche transceiver and airbag pack. The victim’s companions alerted authorities and initiated the search. Rescuers responded to the scene via helicopter.
The avalanche measured 200 meters long by 400 meters wide. The victim was buried over 2 meters deep. He was located in serious condition and taken to the hospital in Bergamo. Unfortunately, he did not survive.
Corriere.it identified the victim as Andrea Morandini.
We will try to update this post when more information is available.
See Also: Global Avalanche Accidents 2017/2018
Read more about the avalanche at Passo Croce Domini in Italy from the following sources:
- AINEVA.it
- Repubblica.it
- Corriere.it
- MeteoWeb.eu
- IlMattino.it
- BresciaToday.it
- FanPage.it
- BSNews.it
- MountainBlog.it
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