Davos, Switzerland – On January 3, 2019 a 31-year-old split boarder was caught, buried, and killed in an avalanche near Winterlucke near the Fluela Wisshorn in Davos, Switzerland.
The victim was touring with three other backcountry partners when the avalanche occurred. The victim was buried 2 meters deep and the other members of the group located and dug him out before rescuers arrived. Unfortunately, the victim succumbed to his injuries at the hospital on Friday morning.
Lawis.at reports that this accident occurred on 2019-01-03 at 12:00 in Winterlucke in Switzerland. They report the Lat/Long as 46.7676° N / 9.9588° E, which is a southwest aspect at 2760 meters. One person was caught, buried, and killed in the slide.
SLF.ch reports the avalanche occurred at Winter Gap on the Fluela Wisshorn on a SW aspect at 2760 meters. The avalanche danger was 3/5.
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See Also: Global Avalanche Accidents 2018/2019
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