An avalanche yesterday engulfed a group of 5 Italian skiers who had gone helicopter skiing in Kårsavagge, in northern Sweden on the border with Norway.
Italian media reports that "three Italian brothers from Luserna San Giovanni were involved. Two of them (45 and 50 years old) died. The third returned to the original resort, Niehku, in the Abisko region almost on the border with Norway. The Italian embassy in Sweden is in contact with the families of the compatriots involved."
According to local media, the victims were Mattia and Daniele Boer, 45 and 50 years old, from Luserna San Giovanni, in Val Pellice (Piedmont). It is learned that they were near the helicopter, which was stationary, along with five other people, when the avalanche struck and engulfed them.
Mattia was 50 years old and worked in the family dental practice in Torre Pellice, together with his brother Simone, who was unharmed in the avalanche. Daniele, 45, was employed in the real estate branch of a Swiss company in the Geneva area, where his family originated, later moving to the Pellice Valley.
The group was led by an internationally certified mountain guide. "The mountain guide and two skiers were swept away by an avalanche. The two Italians were buried under the snow, while the guide remained on the surface," travel agency Niehku Mountain Villas said in a statement, reported by Swedish media. (A2 Televizion)
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