Avalanche-hit skiers pulled out alive but 1 dies in hospital

(ANSA) - ROME, DEC 7 - An avalanche buried two skier in the Italian Alps on Tuesday and they were both pulled out alive, but then one of them, a 25-year-old Milanese man, died of his injuries in hospital, local sources said.
    The avalanche came down near the Piccolo San Bernardo, above the town of La Thuile, hitting the two skiers.
    One was immediately pulled out alive while rescuers took about an hour to get the other one out.
    Their condition is not yet known. (ANSA).