Former Otago woman Katherine Clarke was killed in an avalanche in Italy. Photo: SuppliedThe husband of the high-flying former Otago woman killed in an avalanche in the Italian Alps says "words cannot describe the loss we feel after Sunday’s accident". Former Otago woman Katherine Clarke was killed in an avalanche in Italy. Initial information suggested she and a colleague - both more experienced skiers - had gone off-piste, before being caught in the avalanche, Mrs Sullivan said. Mrs Sullivan had accompanied the couple on trips to Italy, France and Switzerland and said of Mrs Clarke: ''I loved her very much.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 06, 2019 21:00 UTC