At least three killed after avalanches hit across Austrian Alps

Skiers have been killed and injured in deadly avalanches that struck across the Austrian Alps today.

The emergency services in the Arlberg area of Tyrol have pulled people out of the snow after avalanches were triggered.

Searches are ongoing, with multiple helicopters circling the mountains and the village of St Anton.

Two people were reportedly dead when they were rescued from the snow.

Another five people may still be missing, according to Kronen Zeitung.

There are fears the death toll could rise as at least one person was resuscitated while another was airlifted to the hospital.

St Anton’s mayor, Helmut Mall, insisted that there is ‘absolutely no’ danger to residents, according to Austrian outlet MeinBezirk.

The avalanche is thought to have hit in an off-piste area outside of maintained slopes and near the Rendl cable car on the Verwall mountain.

In Nauders, a municipality further south in Tyrol, a dad and son were reportedly buried below the snow.

The mountain rescue teams along with a helicopter discovered a 16-year-old boy, who had suffered serious injuries, according to Kronen Zeitung.

His dad had died when he was pulled from the snow.

Tyrol has been blanketed by heavy fresh snow, which increases the likelihood of avalanches.

An avalanche threat level of four out of five, meaning high, remains in place across the Tyrol province.

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