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L.A. Times Archives Feb. 12, 1985 12 AM PT Share via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X LinkedIn Threads Reddit WhatsApp Copy Link URL Copied! Print Associated Press


INNSBRUCK, Austria — A West German skier was killed Monday in an avalanche on the 7,369-foot Englespitze mountain. Another was lost and feared dead.


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