(ANSA) - Turin, March 27 - Two off-piste skiers, one French and one Italian, died in an avalanche that slid off the Monte Terra Nera in the Susa Valley west of Turin, rescue workers said Friday. A third person is hospitalized with non-fatal injuries.
The Finance Guard had earlier reported three fatalities. The bodies have been transported to Cesana Torinese, a town and ski resort near the French border. Rescue operations were carried out by the Piedmont Alpine Rescue corps, Finance Guard and Carabinieri military police units.
Two skiers dead in Susa Valley
One Italian, one French fatality