2 h. ago Worker dies after getting trapped in chemical mixer at Arizona manufacturing plant and suffering horrific injuries

Jose Fernando Partida was trapped for five hours while rescuers worked to free him

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5 h. ago Wolf’s dinner preserved in Siberia for 14,400 years sheds light on woolly rhino

Decoded genome of meat in pup’s stomach helps scientists build picture of what caused extinction of speciesResearchers have shed light on the final centuries of the woolly rhinoceros after studying a hairy lump of meat from the stomach of an ancient wolf cub that became mummified in the Siberian permafrost.The beautifully preserved remains of a two-month-old female wolf cub were discovered in 2011 near the village of Tumat in northeastern Siberia. The animal is thought to have died 14,400 years ago when a landslide collapsed its den, trapping the cub and others inside. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Beloved father dies after getting trapped in chemical mixer at manufacturing plant

He was cleaning inside the mixer when one of his colleagues got in and turned the machine on.

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7 h. ago Two teenage boys die in sand tunnel horror as DIY project 'buries them alive'

Two 'inseparable' teenagers with a love of adventure have tragically died after becoming trapped five feet below the earth in a tunnel they'd dug themselves, in an incident described as an 'unimaginable nightmare'

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12 h. ago Olympic snowboarder Ueli Kestenholz dies after becoming trapped in avalanche horror

Swiss snowboarder Ueli Kestenholz, who won a bronze medal for his country at the Olympic Games in 1998, has tragically died after he was trapped in a sudden avalanche

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13 h. ago Winter Olympics snowboarding medallist Ueli Kestenholz, 50, tragically dies after being swallowed by avalanche

SNOWBOARDING legend Ueli Kestenholz died after a tragic accident in Switzerland. Kestenholz, who represented Switzerland at the 1998 and 2002 Winter Games, passed away at the age of 50. The Swiss Ski Federation announced the sad news on Tuesday and said the 1998 Olympic bronze medallist got trapped in an avalanche in the Lotschental valley on Sunday....

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22 h. ago Olympic medalist snowboarder dies after getting caught up in avalanche in the Alps

Ueli Kestenholz, an Olympic bronze medalist and decorated Swiss snowboarder, has died in his native country after being trapped by an avalanche.

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30 h. ago Olympic snowboarding medalist dies tragically in Swiss avalanche

Kestenholz made history by competing in snowboarding’s debut on the Olympic stage

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33 h. ago Ueli Kestenholz, Olympic snowboard medallist, dies after being trapped in Swiss avalanche

50-year-old was snowboarding in Switzerland on SundayKestenholz won bronze in giant slalom at Nagano 1998Snowboarder Ueli Kestenholz, who won a bronze medal in the sport’s first Olympic race, has died after being trapped in an avalanche, the Swiss ski federation said on Tuesday. He was 50.Kestenholz was third in snowboard giant slalom at the 1998 Nagano Olympics – a debut event that became a story of the Games when Canadian gold medallist Ross Rebagliati fought to keep his title after a positive test for cannabis. Continue reading...

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60 h. ago 34 Swiss inferno victims died after renovated staircase 'fell apart' as they tried to escape the flames, leaving them trapped, it emerges

Horrific new details of the basement inferno in Le Constellation, in the ski resort of Crans Montana, were released on Monday, as its owner, 49-year-old Jacques Moretti, prepared to appear in court.

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60 h. ago Nearly all of Swiss fire victims died trapped on basement stairwell narrowed by pimp bar owner – as he appears in court

THE majority of the victims killed in the New Year fire at a Swiss bar burned to death after becoming trapped on a narrow staircase that had been reduced in size by the owners. Horrific new details of the basement inferno were released as one of the bar owners - 49-year-old Jacques Moretti - prepared...

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3 d. ago Brit skier in his 50s killed by horror avalanche after being buried under 8ft of snow while off

A BRITISH skier has died after being buried in an avalanche in a popular French ski resort. The man, aged in his 50s, was found under 2.5 metres (eight feet) of snow after nearly an hour of searching. More than 50 rescuers were deployed to find him. Unfortunately he could not be resuscitated. He was...

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5 d. ago Power cut 'traps' ambulance crew in depot as grandfather dies struggling to breathe

Peter Coates made a desperate call to 999 in the early hours - but it took ambulance crews more than 45 minutes to reach him.

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5 d. ago Grandad died struggling to breathe after power outage which trapped 999 crew in depot

An ambulance was supposed to take a matter of minutes to reach Peter Coates, but arrived more than half an hour later after a power cut stalled the crew

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7 d. ago Grandad died with 999 crew trapped in station as power cut closed electric gates

Peter Coates, 62, was struggling to breathe after his oxygen machine stopped working, an inquest heard. An emergency response in Redcar, Yorks, was delayed by a power cut

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8 d. ago Chumpy Pullin's dad reveals heartbreaking rift with his late son's partner Ellidy that has torn him away from his only grandchild

The father of late Olympic snowboarding champion Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin has laid bare his bitter falling-out with his son's partner Ellidy over the now-defunct charity that was established in his honour.

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1 week ago Australian teenage sensation Indra Brown continues stunning rise with World Cup gold

15-year-old closes on Winter Olympics spot in freeski halfpipeValentino Guseli wins snowboard halfpipe event in CalgaryFifteen-year-old rookie Indra Brown and comeback kid Valentino Guseli have given Australia a timely golden double with impressive World Cup victories as the Winter Olympics loom large.Brown maintained her dramatic progression in her first three World Cup career starts, following a bronze medal at Secret Garden in China and silver at Copper Mountain in the US, as Saturday’s freeski halfpipe victory in Calgary, Canada, made her the youngest Australian to win a World Cup event. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Boy, five, dies after his arm is trapped in ski slope travelator in Japan

Hinata Goto's right arm was left stuck inside the travellator for 40 minutes as rescuers were forced to completely dismantle the machine, as the child slowly lost consciousness.

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2 w. ago Horror as boy, 5 dies after getting arm trapped in 'magic carpet' ski travelator

The five-year-old boy was pronounced dead on December 28 after he fell and became trapped in the machinery of a ski travelator at the Asarigawa Onsen Ski resort in Japan

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2 w. ago Boy, five, dies after his arm is trapped in ski slope travellator in Japan

Hinata Goto's right arm was left stuck inside the travellator for 40 minutes as rescuers were forced to completely dismantle the machine, as the child slowly lost consciousness.

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