A skier was killed by an avalanche
in Val d'Aosta on Wednesday, local sources said.
The avalanche happened in the Flassin area, in the Gran San
Bernardo Valley, about 1,800 metres up.
The victim was going down a gully with a companion who witnessed
the accident.
There was another group of three skiers in the vicinity who were
not hit by the avalanche.
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