At least 3 die in avalanche at Siberia ski resort

As many as three people were killed after an avalanche hit a ski resort in the Siberian city of Norilsk. Rescue teams managed to save a 14-year-old boy with serious injuries.

Norilsk: An avalanche hit a ski resort in the Siberian city of Norilsk early Saturday morning, killing at least three people.

Emergency workers rescued a 14-year-old boy with serious injuries from a cabin buried beneath the snow.

The bodies of a couple and their infant child were also found.

Russia's Investigative Committee, which shared footage of emergency workers attempting to clear the snow, has opened a probe into the deaths.

Investigators said the avalanche had dragged one of the cabins 200 meters (650ft) away from its original location.

AP

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