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A ski trip in the Allgäu region ends fatally: an 81-year-old falls and hits a snow cannon.
He dies at the scene of the accident.
Oberstdorf – An 81-year-old skier died in the Allgäu after colliding with a snow cannon.
He fell from a slope at Nebelhorn on Monday and crashed into the equipment, police said on Tuesday.
The skier crashed into a ski cannon.
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Fatal skiing accident on Nebelhorn: man collides with snow cannon
The man died from his injuries at the scene of the accident.
After initial investigations, third-party negligence can be ruled out.
According to the police, the snow cannon was properly secured.
Second accident within a few days: Swiss dies in Austria
On Monday, a week earlier, a man died in the Austrian ski resort of Damüls.
The Swiss fell on the descent.
Family members resuscitated the man at the scene of the accident, but neither the piste rescue team nor an emergency doctor were able to revive the skier.
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