Image copyright EPA Image caption Rescue teams worked for hours on the mountain in search of the missing fourth victim

Four people were killed when a large avalanche swept away a ski group in the Austrian Alps, police say. VIENNA: Three people were killed when their ski touring group was swept away by an avalanche in western Austria, and a fourth person was missing, police in the Tyrol region said on Wednesday. Four people in the group were able to free themselves from the snow on their own and alerted rescue crews.
An avalanche kills four skiers in Tyrol, Austria.