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| Eight mountain climbers have died in three separate accidents this weekend in the Austrian and Italian Alps. | Eight mountain climbers have died in three separate accidents this weekend in the Austrian and Italian Alps. |
| Five climbers died and a sixth was severely injured on Sunday on Mount Gabler, east of Innsbruck, the Austrian news agency APA reported, citing the Austrian Red Cross. | Five climbers died and a sixth was severely injured on Sunday on Mount Gabler, east of Innsbruck, the Austrian news agency APA reported, citing the Austrian Red Cross. |
| The six were roped together when they fell in a very remote area of the mountain at an altitude of about 2,000 metres (6,562ft). The lone survivor was taken by helicopter to a hospital in Salzburg and was in a stable condition, the public broadcaster ORF reported. | The six were roped together when they fell in a very remote area of the mountain at an altitude of about 2,000 metres (6,562ft). The lone survivor was taken by helicopter to a hospital in Salzburg and was in a stable condition, the public broadcaster ORF reported. |
| The head of the rescue teams, Martin Reichholf, said one member of the group apparently slipped and fell on a glacier, bringing the others down with him, and the group fell 200 metres down a steep slope covered with ice and debris. | The head of the rescue teams, Martin Reichholf, said one member of the group apparently slipped and fell on a glacier, bringing the others down with him, and the group fell 200 metres down a steep slope covered with ice and debris. |
| All five of those killed were believed to be from Germany, and one was identified as a 34-year-old man from the German state of Bavaria, the German news agency dpa reported. | All five of those killed were believed to be from Germany, and one was identified as a 34-year-old man from the German state of Bavaria, the German news agency dpa reported. |
| Two Italians died on Sunday after falling into a crevasse on a glacier in Adamello Brenta park near Trento, in northern Italy. | Two Italians died on Sunday after falling into a crevasse on a glacier in Adamello Brenta park near Trento, in northern Italy. |
| They were part of a group of nine mountaineers, believed to be two families, including two 13-year olds, the remainder of whom were injured. The cause of the fall was not immediately known. | They were part of a group of nine mountaineers, believed to be two families, including two 13-year olds, the remainder of whom were injured. The cause of the fall was not immediately known. |
| Another Italian climber died on Saturday after being hit by boulders in the Valtellina Alpine area, further west of Trento near the border with Switzerland. | Another Italian climber died on Saturday after being hit by boulders in the Valtellina Alpine area, further west of Trento near the border with Switzerland. |