10 Skiers Found Alive After Feared Missing in Austria Avalanche; One Seriously Injured

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Ten people have been found alive in Austria after a terrifying avalanche.

On Monday, the Austrian Press Agency (APA) reported that the group of skiers who were feared missing after a Lech Zürs am Arlberg avalanchehad been found. One person was seriously injured, according to the report.

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However, some of the 10 were able to ski to safety and did not immediately report their well-being after they were presumed missing, according to APA. In a conversation, translated to English, Hermann Fercher, the head of tourism in Lech/Zürs, called the failure to report a “mixture of shock and negligence.”

PEOPLE reached out to Fercher for further comment on the incident.

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As of noon on Monday, the search had concluded with confidence that no other skiers were trapped on the slope, the APA reported. An investigation into the cause of the avalanche is expected in the following week.

source: people.com