Two still missing after Austrian avalanche - APA - Reuters

Dec 25 (Reuters) - Two radical remained unaccounted for aft an avalanche successful the Lech/Zuers escaped skiing country successful occidental Austria connected Sunday that initially prompted a hunt for 10 radical feared buried, the Austrian Press Agency (APA) reported.

The avalanche occurred astatine astir 3 p.m. (1400 GMT), APA said, adding that respective helicopters and hunt teams deployed soon afterwards.

The suspicion that 10 radical were buried by the avalanche was based connected a skier's video that showed "how the skiers travel into interaction with the avalanche", APA quoted Hermann Fercher of the Lech/Zuers tourer bureau arsenic saying.

One of those rescued was injured and flown to a infirmary successful Innsbruck. Another was wounded but was capable to escaped himself and spell to different hospital, determination information councillor Christian Gantner told APA.

Six different radical spotted successful the video were uninjured.

The destiny of the last 2 was unknown, APA reported.

Lech/Zuers markets itself arsenic "one of the champion skis areas successful the world" and portion of the cradle of Alpine skiing. The past introduction connected skis conditions connected the resort's website warns of "considerable avalanche danger".

The resort's website said that the skis country was closed arsenic of 5 p.m. (1600 GMT) connected Sunday and that determination would beryllium an update connected skiing astatine 8 a.m. (0700 GMT) connected Monday. A spokesperson for the edifice could not instantly beryllium reached for comment.

Writing by Paul Carrel; Editing by Hugh Lawson

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