"A German man has been killed in an avalanche in the Swiss alps and four other people were hurt as they were cross-country skiing, Swiss police said Saturday. The incident happened on Friday, on the Piz Badus peak near the village of Tujetsch in the centre-south of Switzerland. Police said a group of seven cross-country skiers were swept up in the avalanche, with five of them buried underneath."
"One member of the party raised the alarm in a phone call to local police, who deployed helicopters with rescue workers and dogs to the site. The German man was found lifeless under the snow and ice, the police said, adding that the four others hurt - whose nationalities were not given - suffered light injuries and were flown to nearby hospitals."
An avalanche struck the Piz Badus peak near Tujetsch in central-southern Switzerland on Friday, sweeping up seven cross-country skiers. Five members of the group were buried beneath snow and ice. One skier called local police to raise the alarm, prompting deployment of helicopters, rescue workers and search dogs. Rescuers located a German man lifeless under the snow and ice. Four other skiers sustained light injuries and were flown to nearby hospitals for treatment. Authorities coordinated an aerial and canine search response after the emergency phone call.
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