"THE WHITE DEATH."
The I-olv.il A twicer' December '» tells of lion- ;i detachment "| Austrian Alpine (.roups recently met their doom in an avalanche in Southern Tyrol. Tin* troops were in pa fro! duty ami onlv olio out Of V2 could be rescued alive. 'l'lie sole .-uivivor lay buried imder the snow for 1 I hours before heui'i rescued uninjured. He had fallen under the avalanche in such a manner I hat ho iv:i«- left in it position where lie could still breathe. When the rescue corns excavated him from the snow at midi-n'i/lit his bodv was frozen stiff, but he was still alive, and he was promptly resuscitated. The soldiers who were lulled by the avalanche were all experienced ski-ers and mountaineeiis. The region iu which lh;-y met their fate is a popular district for winter -.port*-.
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Mataura Ensign, 14 February 1916, Page 7
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137"THE WHITE DEATH." Mataura Ensign, 14 February 1916, Page 7
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