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Russian tourist dies after being buried in avalanche in Himachal's Manali

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Shimla: A Russian died after being buried in an avalanche in Himachal Pradesh's Manali, police said on Monday.

The incident took place when the tourist, identified as Daniel Barber (58), was skiing with his companion Maxim and other local skiers on Saturday and suddenly an avalanche struck at Kothi near Manali in the Kullu district.

Locals took out the tourists from under the snow and he was airlifted to a hospital in Manali, where doctors declared him dead, police said.

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