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Inzell (dpa) - Three men were injured in an avalanche on the Staufenkar in Berchtesgadener Land.
The 33, 25 and 22-year-old ski mountaineers were out on Friday afternoon when they were hit by an avalanche and carried away over a hundred meters, as the Bavarian Red Cross announced.
The approximately 100 meter wide slab of snow had loosened at a height of around 1650 meters.
The men were buried on the surface, but were able to free themselves.
A first aider and the mountain rescue service looked after the climbers, some of whom were seriously injured.
A rescue helicopter then flew them into the valley, where they were taken to the surrounding hospitals.
© dpa-infocom, dpa: 210123-99-138528 / 2
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Press release Bavarian Red Cross