Two hikers were found dead in an
avalanche in the Valle Aurina valley in Italy's northeastern
Alto Adige province on Sunday.
The pair, a 51-year-old Italian and a 33-year-old Lithuanian,
both living in Cavallino Treporti in Veneto, had been missing
since Saturday after heading our for a snow shoe hike on the
Sasso Nero.
Their hotelier sounded the alarm when they failed to return.
Carabinieri police, finance police, mountain rescue and
helicopter rescue teams were on site.
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