Hiker buried under snow pulled out alive after Italy avalanche

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Alpine rescue teams rescued a hiker buried under snow after a large avalanche struck north of Italy's Gressoney-La-Trinite on Thursday (Feb 12), authorities in Aosta Valley said.   The man, who managed to call the emergency number 112 before the line went dead, was found about one and a half metres under snow after roughly three hours.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:01Alpine rescue teams saved a hiker buried by an avalanche near Italy's Grisoni La Trinite on Thursday.

00:08The man, who called emergency number 112 before the line went dead,

00:12was found about 1.5 meters under the snow after three hours.

00:17He was found by a search dog after rescuers probed the snow,

00:21then pulled from snow and icy water before being airlifted to a hospital in Aosta with hypothermia.

00:28About 15 Alpine rescue technicians in Aosta Valley led the night operation,

00:34supported by financial police dog units, forestry officers and firefighters using floodlights and drones.

00:41Rescue officials urged caution for off-piste skiing and ski mountaineering due to heavy snowfall,

00:48strong winds and unstable snow, advising people to check weather bulletins.

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