Snowboarder, 38, killed by Swiss avalanche

A 38-year-old snowboarder was buried and killed by an avalanche in Davos, Switzerland, on Sunday afternoon. The Swiss man was boarding off-piste with another person. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The avalanche struck at around 1.30pm below the Schwarzhorn in the Parsenn ski area, as reported by the Graubünden cantonal police on Monday. + Five injured as avalanche derails Swiss train The accompanying person immediately alerted the rescue services and began searching for the buried victim.