A female skier was fatally buried by an avalanche in the Bad Hofgastein area in western Austria, at an altitude of about 7,200 feet, around 12:30 p.m. Saturday, according to the Pongau mountain rescue service.

The eight people killed in three separate avalanche accidents in Austria were citizens of the Czech Republic and Austria, authorities said on Sunday. The deadliest incident on Saturday occurred in the Grossarl Valley in the state of Salzburg,

Authorities report that three avalanches across Austria have killed eight skiers. A female skier was buried by an avalanche in the Bad Hofgastein area on Saturday.

Authorities said three avalanches hit different parts of Austria Saturday within hours of each other.

On Jan. 11, a 58-year-old Austrian woman was killed by an avalanche while backcountry skiing in Weerberg at an altitude of about 2,300 meters, the local police said. Two days later, a 13-year-old Czech boy died after being caught up in an avalanche as he skied near Goldbergbahn.

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