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French, Swiss Snowboarders Die in Siberia Avalanche |
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MOSCOW - A Siberian avalanche killed two snowboarders, one from France and one from Switzerland, on Wednesday, local media reported.
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Russian news agencies quoted the emergencies ministry as saying the avalanche had buried six of a group of 19 snowboarders and two Russian instructors snowboarding in the mountains near Lake Baikal. Rescuers pulled four people out alive from under the snow, the agencies reported, without giving their names.
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REUTERS NEWS SERVICE
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