NEW: German man escapes de*th thanks to his emergency airbag after being swept away down a mountain by an avalanche.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) February 5, 2025
The incident happened at Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in Europe.
As the man started sliding down the slope, he could be seen inflating his anti-avalanche… pic.twitter.com/LyLWQiw02N
Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 02:10pm on 06 Feb 2025,Thursday International
A German skier escaped death after being buried by an avalanche at Mont Blanc on January 29. As he slid down the mountain, a sudden avalanche hit him. He deployed an emergency airbag, which kept him above the snow. He tumbled 300 metres and was nearly thrown off a cliff. A rescue team found him in 20 minutes. He was unconscious and had a broken leg and fractured ribs. A witness filmed the terrifying moment. He was airlifted to a hospital. On the same day, five skiers died in another avalanche in the French Alps.
