Two Hikers Killed by Avalanche in the Italian Alps Near Switzerland
ROME (AP) – Two snowshoe hikers were killed in an avalanche in the Italian Alps near Switzerland, rescuers said Sunday. The avalanche occurred around midday on Sunday at an altitude of 2,200 meters (7,200 feet) in the Formazza valley in Piedmont region, said Federico Catania, a spokesman for the Italian Mountain Rescue Service. He said […]