Canada avalanche: bodies of three renowned mountaineers found

Remains of two Austrians and an American discovered on Sunday, five days after avalanche in Canadian Rockies

The bodies of three world-renowned professional mountaineers – two Austrians and an American – were found Sunday after they went missing during an avalanche on a western Canadian summit, the national parks agency said.

American Jess Roskelley, 36, and Hansjörg Auer, 35, and David Lama, 28, of Austria went missing late Tuesday at Banff National Park. Authorities launched an aerial search the next day.

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from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2IKofQN