Fewer Rescue Missions But More Deaths in Mountains in 2010

Kranj, 9 December - The Slovenian Mountain Rescue Association (GRZS) has been called on fewer rescue missions in 2010 so far than in 2009, but more people have died in the mountains, especially due to avalanches, association representatives said in Kranj on Thursday.

Kranj Jani Bele of the Slovenian Mountain Rescue Association (GRZS) presents the statistics of mountain rescue missions in 2010 at a press conference. Photo: Saso Pipan/STA

Kranj
Jani Bele of the Slovenian Mountain Rescue Association (GRZS) presents the statistics of mountain rescue missions in 2010 at a press conference.
Photo: Saso Pipan/STA

Kranj Jani Bele of the Slovenian Mountain Rescue Association (GRZS) presents the statistics of mountain rescue missions in 2010 at a press conference. Photo: Saso Pipan/STA

Kranj
Jani Bele of the Slovenian Mountain Rescue Association (GRZS) presents the statistics of mountain rescue missions in 2010 at a press conference.
Photo: Saso Pipan/STA

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