Dog Rescues Boy, 12, Buried by French Alps Avalanche for an Hour

Dog Rescues Boy, 12, Buried by French Alps Avalanche for an Hour
Gétro, a male malinois trained in mountain rescue, who helped find a 12-year-old trapped in the snow at La Plagne in the French Alps on Dec. 26, 2018. Gendarmerie de la Savoie
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
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A 12-year-old boy was found alive after being buried by an avalanche in the French Alps for more than an hour.

The local rescuers, who are used to pulling frozen lifeless bodies from the snow if they aren’t found within 15 minutes, said finding the London schoolboy, woozy from breathing his own carbon dioxide, but still conscious, was a “miracle.”

Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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