Five German climbers die in Italian Alps after being swept away by avalanche

Bodies of missing man and 17-year-old daughter who had fallen 200 metres found on Sunday morning in South Tyrol

Five German climbers, including a 17-year-old girl, have died after being swept away by an avalanche in the Italian Alps, rescuers have said.

Italian media said three groups of climbers - believed to have been travelling independently of one another - had been caught in the torrent of snow as it pulsed down a mountain near the Swiss border in the north-eastern region of South Tyrol on Saturday.