German caught in avalanche in Austria - she was skiing with her husband. The woman is completely buried.

The man was lucky and stayed on the surface of the snow. With the help of a ski tourer, the 46-year-old German was able to find his wife. They alerted emergency services and began rescue and resuscitation. She is in critical condition. Recently there has been an increase in avalanche accidents in the Alps. An avalanche also killed a woman in front of her friends in South Tyrol.