Avalanche kills four in Tatra Mountains

They had set out on Wednesday to explore the Jaskinia Mała cave, but after they failed to return to Zakopane on Wednesday evening, a rescue effort was launched. Rescue workers found the last of the four bodies yesterday afternoon. On route they were swept by a small, but very powerful avalanche and plunged several hundred meters downhill. Two years ago, explorers from the same club discovered new parts of the Jaskinia Mała, including the largest underground caven in the Tatra mountains. (www.onet.pl) T.J.