A Greek skier is missing after being hit by an avalanche in Borovets, Bulgaria, bTV reported. With him were three other Greek skiers who managed to escape.
The incident happened in the afternoon, in the Markujik area.
The Mountain Rescue Service was alerted at around 14:13 by an eyewitness to the group.
“Four Greek citizens and snowboarders were crushed by an avalanche. Three were rescued on their own. The skier is currently missing,” said a person from the Mountain Rescue Service. The avalanche risk was high throughout the day.
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Bulgarian media reported that the area was difficult to access as the Greek skiers were off-piste and did not have an avalanche device, which is mandatory when going off-piste.
More than 25 mountain rescuers with 4 dogs are involved in the operation to locate the missing person. The avalanche was about 150 meters in size and almost 30 meters wide.
All slopes in Borovitch are closed at the moment, as there is a very high avalanche risk.
