Two skiers who left the piste were killed on Saturday in the canton of Grisons in southeastern Switzerland, according to police. Police have indicated in a statement that a third skier of the group was overwhelmed by the avalanche that occurred on the skiers, but he managed to survive. Police said the two dead were a 56-year-old woman and a 52-year-old man.
He pointed out that a large amount of snow flooded the two victims, as rescuers monitored their deaths. Police said the rescue operation had to be halted due to poor visibility and bad weather, and then resumed in the afternoon. Five people died in the avalanches in Austria and Switzerland, prompting officials in the two countries to warn on Saturday of the dangers posed by the unstable snowpack.
