An Austrian skier entombed under 16ft of snow for five hours in an avalanche has been dragged out alive. Members of the Gröbming mountain rescue team called his survival on Tuesday a 'Christmas miracle'. The snow beneath his feet gave way and he disappeared under it, according to his unnamed skiing companion. The Gröbming avalanche rescue team can be seen digging the trapped skier from the snow on the Pletschnitzzinken in the Alps on Christmas DayPictured: The Gröbming avalanche rescue team during the rescue on Tuesday. The unidentified man, 26, has hypothermia but no other injuries have been reportedPictured: The Gröbming avalanche rescue team during the rescue on Tuesday.

Source: Daily Mail December 27, 2019 14:48 UTC