(ANSA) - BOLZANO, JANUARY 03 - The death toll from an avalanche that broke off above Maso Corto in Val Senales is two deaths. Carabinieri, mountain rescue and Pelikan helicopter rescue intervened on the site. The alarm was raised by witnesses, who saw the avalanche hit a group of ski mountaineers.
The avalanche danger in a large part of South Tyrol is high (grade 3 out of 5) after recent snowfalls. Almost exactly one year ago, on 28 December 2019, an avalanche hit some skiers on the "Teufelsegg" slope in Val Senales, causing the death of a 25-year-old woman and her seven-year-old daughter, all from Germany. . (HANDLE).