Russian skier killed by avalanche in Gulmarg

A Russian skier died after being buried by an avalanche in a skiing resort in Jammu and Kashmir’s Gulmarg, police…

Russian skier killed by avalanche in Gulmarg

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A Russian skier died after being buried by an avalanche in a skiing resort in Jammu and Kashmir’s Gulmarg, police said on Friday.

Four others were rescued alive from the resort and taken to a local hospital for treatment, a police spokesman added.

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Authorities had issued an avalanche warning for the higher reaches of Kashmir following a fresh snowfall on Monday.

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This is the second incident of an avalanche hitting foreign skiers at Gulmarg this year.

On January 18, a Swedish skier was killed when he was hit by an avalanche.

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