Skier dies in copter crash

(ANSA) - AOSTA, OCT 26 - A 59-yer-old Italian skier died in a helicopter crash near Cervinia on the French border on Sunday night.
    The man was named as Alfredo Buda.
    His companion, Giorgio Oliva, was taken to hospital in Bern.e The pair coptered into the Val d'Aosta skiing area earlier Sunday.
    The crash took place in the late afternoon. (ANSA).