Avalanche Kills Three

Series

Series Name

Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.

61/29

Date Released

10 Apr 1961

Length of issue (in feet)

630

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1British Cars Earn Millions
2. 2Avalanche Kills Three
3. 3Australia’s Big Show
4. 4Test Pilot Wins Award
5. 5Honeymooners Beat the Tax

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Summary

Dramatic pictures show actual avalanche in which three Watzmann mountain climbers lost lives.

Keywords

Environment; Accidents and disasters

Locations

Germany; Watzmann Mountains

Footage sources

Neue Deutsche Wochenschau

Pathe Registration No.

26081

Credits:

Commentator

F. Walsh

Camera

G. Thomas Cummins

Camera

Norman William Roper

Commentator

Robert C. Danvers Walker

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