March 23, 2019 - 11:15 AM
BERLIN - Authorities say one person was killed and a second seriously injured after getting caught in an avalanche in Austria.
Police told the Austrian news agency APA on Saturday that the two people were part of a group who were in the Rax mountain range in Austria, near the town of Reichenau, when the avalanche hit in the afternoon.
The seriously injured person was flown to a hospital by helicopter.
Officials say no other people have been reported missing but that as a precaution the area was searched, and no signs of anyone else hit by the wet snow were found.
There were no other immediate details on the two victims.
News from © The Associated Press, 2019