Tragedy as Irishman, 53, dies from ‘severe injuries’ days after being freed from snow after avalanche in Swiss Alps

AN Irishman has died overnight from injuries sustained in one of several recent deadly avalanches in the Alps, Swiss police said today. The 53-year-old was involved in an avalanche on January 13 in an off-piste area of Six Noir, above the village of Ovronnaz in Switzerland. Police in southwest Switzerland’s Wallis canton said it took…