The Austrian Red Cross said five mountain climbers died Sunday in the Austrian Alps in Wildgerlostal on Mount Gabler, east of Innsbruck, and a sixth climber was severely injured, the Austrian news agency APA reported. (Franz Brinek/Associated Press)BERLIN — Eight mountain climbers have died in three different accidents this weekend in the Austrian and Italian Alps. The Austrian Red Cross said five mountain climbers died Sunday in the Austrian Alps in Wildgerlostal on Mount Gabler, east of Innsbruck, and a sixth climber was severely injured, the Austrian news agency APA reported. The group fell down 200 meters (yards) on a steep slope covered with ice and debris. Three Italian mountain climbers also died this weekend, two of them on Sunday after falling into a crevasse in the Italian Alps.

Source: Washington Post August 27, 2017 13:00 UTC