Snowboarder sent desperate text before fatal fall
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A British snowboarder has been killed after falling 150 metres in the German Alps, police confirmed last night.
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Lost in the snowy wilderness and seeking help for his stranded family, James Kim probably traveled more than 10 miles on foot before he died, believing he could find a nearby town, authorities said Thursday.
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Rescuers in Tajikistan try to reach people trapped by an avalanche that killed at least 16 people.
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Â· Victim blamed by others also injured in explosion Â· Court told of joke as envelope was opened
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Two Forest Service workers who were believed killed in a fiery plane crash huddled together to stay warm in the freezing temperatures of the Montana wilderness, and one was in such excruciating pain that he had trouble bending over to get water from a stream, a doctor said Thursday.
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VIENNA, Austria Authorities in Austria have declared a missing American snowboarder dead in a weekend avalanche.
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ELOXOCHITLAN, Mexico  - The side of a sodden mountain collapsed on a bus carrying up to 60 passengers along a remote Mexican road on Wednesday and hours later rescuers could only pull a woman's corpse from the debris.
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COOPER SPUR, Ore., Dec. 14 -- One of three stranded climbers lost somewhere amid ice, billowing snow and gale-force winds on Mount Hood has been turning his cellphone on and off, authorities said Thursday, raising hopes for his rescue.
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As they prepared to retrieve the body of one climber, authorities worry that two others may have fallen down a steep slope
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By Michelle Theriault, The Bellingham Herald, Bellingham, Wash.  Sep. 24--On a recent afternoon, Dave Shockley learns to text message.   It's not as if Shockley's unfamiliar with cell phones.
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A young Canadian couple were missing and feared dead in the Swiss Alps more than 24 hours after triggering an avalanche while snowboarding, police said.
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By MARTHA McKAY, STAFF WRITER  I sent my husband an e-mail that self-destructed in 30 seconds.  Virtual flames spread across the electronic missive and my words vanished from his screen.
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An inquiry starts after a 32-year-old man is killed in a fall from a mountain in Gwynedd.
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Helen Sellevaag knows her next fall could be fatal. At 97, she also understands her chances of falling have increased as she has gotten older, and the slightest misstep could lead to a life-threatening injury.
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By Sharif Durhams, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Jun. 17--Emergency crews spent Saturday searching for the body of a man thought to have drowned after a pre-dawn boat collision about 50 miles northeast of Charlotte.
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FIRE AT SEA: The man died while being airlifted to hospital. Bad weather has delayed rescue of the remainder of the crew, who are adrift in waters northeast of Ireland.
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&quot;My heart stopped    here on the ground.&quot;   -- Erik Lindbergh