BERLIN—The last two people unaccounted for after an avalanche in the Lech/Zuers skiing area in western Austria contacted authorities late on Dec. 25, and a search and rescue operation was suspended, the Austrian Press Agency (APA) reported on Dec. 26.
The avalanche occurred shortly before 3 p.m. (10.00 a.m. EST) on Dec. 25, APA said, adding the initial suspicion that 10 people were buried by the avalanche was based on a skier’s video.
