Swiss snowboard star Estelle Balet killed in avalanche

World champion extreme snowboarder Estelle Balet was killed in an avalanche on Tuesday while making a film in her native Switzerland. Police said the 21-year-old Swiss athlete was struck by the snow slide early in the morning above Orsieres, near Switzerland's southern border with France and Italy. She had been following another snowboarder, who was not caught in the avalanche. Valais state police said in a statement that rescuers...
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