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Man killed by snowmobile plunge
A ski hut owner died Monday evening when the snowmobile he was driving plunged into a stream near Sportgastein in Salzburg’s Pongau region, police said today (Weds).
The man, 50, was returning to the hut at around 9pm after having taken two guests to a parking lot in the valley below when he lost control of the snowmobile and plunged into the Sieglitz River.
The man’s body was found in the stream early yesterday morning.
Austrian Times
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