Two climbers fall and die while attached to third man's rope as major avalanches hit European mountain resorts – The Independent, Independent
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Two climbers who slipped and died while scaling anItalianmountain were left dangling from a third man by ropes connecting them all.
The grim incident occurred on Boxing Day morning as the trio made their way up Gran Sasso in the country centralAbruzzoregion.
The two dead men have not been named but local media said their bodies were recovered after the third climber called emergency services to report what had happened.
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Their deaths came as major search operations were launched looking for skiers following four separate avalanches in central Europe.
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