Austrian avalanche kills two US skiers

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IANS Vienna
Last Updated : Jan 06 2015 | 8:20 AM IST

Two athletes from the US ski team were killed in an avalanche Monday while skiing in the western Austrian resort of Soelden, the team said Monday.

The US ski team said in the statement that the two skiers were Ronnie Berlack, 20, and Bryce Astle, 19, Xinhua reported.

The team said they were among six athletes free-skiing at the Austrian resort and the other four escaped the disaster.

Soelden, a popular ski resort in Austria's Tyrol region, is the European base for the US alpine ski team.

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First Published: Jan 06 2015 | 8:08 AM IST

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