Avalanche kills 5 climbers, including dad and his teen daughter, in northern Italy

Five German mountaineers were killed by an avalanche in South Tyrol, northern Italy, as they climbed near Cima Vertana in the Ortles mountains at about 4 p.m. Saturday, rescuers said. Three bodies were recovered that day; a man and his 17-year-old daughter were found Sunday after being dragged to a lower gully, said Alpine rescue spokesman Federico Catania, noting worsening weather at high altitude. Two men survived and were taken by helicopter to a hospital in Bolzano. Authorities used a helicopter and drones in a multi-agency search. Avalanche deaths remain a persistent problem in the Italian Alps.