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One person dead after avalanche in Canterbury

One person dead after avalanche in Canterbury
A mountain rescue team search for skiers and snowbaorders caught in an avalanche in the Zwieselam, Upper Austria on 04 February in which three people are said to have died including 17-year-old Will Cookson from New Zealand. Photo: NZ Herald/ Facebook

One person has died following an avalanche in Mid Canterbury today.

Rescue pilot Dan McPherson told Stuff a group of people heli-skiing had been saved, but, “unfortunately, one person died”.

McPherson said a person caught in the avalanche was recovered and transported to Christchurch Hospital, but they could not be saved.

Emergency services were called to the incident in the Mt Arrowsmith area shortly after midday today.

[Source: Stuff.co]

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