August 13, 2013
Johan Friso, the bespectacled Dutch prince who avoided the limelight and gave up his position in line to the throne after getting entangled in a scandal with his bride-to-be, died Monday – 18 months after a skiing accident that left …
January 21, 2013
An avalanche killed four climbers in the Scottish Highlands on Saturday, police said. The victims were in a group of six climbers – three men and three women – who were at Glencoe, one of Scotland’s best-known glens, when a …
January 7, 2013
Rescuers have found the bodies of two Italian skiers who were killed by an avalanche in Italy’s Alps. The Italian news agency ANSA said the rescuers found the remains on Saturday night near a lake about 10 hours after the …
November 20, 2012
The Dutch royal house says Prince Johan Friso, who has been in a coma since being struck by an avalanche in February, is showing “very minimal” signs of consciousness. Friso, Queen’s Beatrix’s youngest son, was buried by an avalanche while …
June 1, 2011
An avalanche slammed into a popular backcountry hotel on the west side of Montana’s Glacier National Park, filling some rooms with snow. Sperry Chalet officials say the risk of another slide is preventing a full damage assessment, but they believe …