The avalanche hit on Saturday afternoon at an altitude of 1,300 metres on the Schuetzensteig mountain, located a few kilometres away from the Austrian Tyrol region.
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A third person was rescued with serious injuries after some 70 rescue workers combed the area for possible victims, police said, adding that the search had been halted at nightfall.
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No further information has so far been released regarding the victims.
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