Alps avalanche

Title

Alps avalanche

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Apr 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:02:04

Description

Report on a rescue mission in Switzerland to extract British schoolchildren buried in the snow, after an avalanche in the Swiss Alps, which killed several teachers and skiing instructors. Roger Grove-Smith(?) of Ardingly School describes what he saw. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Roger Grove-Smith(?)

Keywords

Deaths; Devon; Teachers; Switzerland; Schoolchildren; Avalanches; Accidental death; Skiing; School visits; Edgehill College; Bideford

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