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Rescuers recover body of man caught by avalanche in Bansko

Thu, Jan 29 2009 14:25 CET

byPetar Kostadinov

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The body of 28-year-old Victor Garbev from Sofia, who went missing on January 28 2009 after an avalanche fell in the mountains above Bansko winter resort in Pirin range, has been recovered, the Mountain Rescue Service told Bulgarian Focus news agency on January 29.

After more than 24 hours of searching for Garbev, rescue teams managed to locate his whereabouts - buried three metres under the snow. His body was sent for an autopsy.

Garbev went missing at about 11am on January 28 2009 when skiing outside the marked areas of a ski run beneath Todorka peak, when the avalanche fell. He was snowboarding with a friend who was left out of the avalanche's reach.

Rescue teams were sent to the area but failed to locate him by using mobile phone tracking device. The search continued until 2am on January 29 when it was put on hold because of bad weather. The rescue operation resumed again in the morning, which was when his body was recovered. No other casualties of the avalanche have been reported.

The warm weather in the last couple of days increased the danger of avalanches, the Mountain Rescue Service warned and called upon skiers not to venture outside the marked ski runs.

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