French world champion snowboarder, 40, is swept away and killed in an avalanche in Switzerland during off-piste descent on 10,000 sq ft mountain Julie Pomagalski perished while skiing off-piste with four others on Tuesday She died when a sheet of snow broke away on a 2,961-metre summit The second fatality was identified as Bruno Putelli, … Read more
How part of a human SKULL wound up alone in an Italian cave: 5,400-year-old cranium of a young woman underwent an elaborate funeral ritual before it was washed away from its burial place and trapped in a forming cavern Caves were used for funeral practices in ancient Italy but this had no other bones Researchers from … Read more
Coastguard blasts couple who had ‘lucky escape’ when they were almost swept away by strong winds after taking to sea in inflatable boat Husband and wife in their 50s launched 8ft vessel and were blown out to sea A north easterly breeze sent them away from the coast of Seaton, Devon Fishermen raised the alarm … Read more
British tourist, 61, is missing after being swept away by raging seas off the coast of Barbados Police and the local coast guard are searching for the man, 61, on Monday Tourist was warned by others not to enter the sea due to rough conditions He was hit by a large wave and did not … Read more
An obscure Reddit forum, a failing games shop, and a saga that could end up costing Wall Street billions – welcome to the bizarre trading scheme that is shaking up stock markets across the world. Gangs of armchair investors, using a page called Wallstreetbets to organise, have been roving the internet in recent days – … Read more
This is the incredible moment a hero gardener risks his life to save a terrified dog swept off an overflowing dam into raging rapids in South Africa. Scamp had tried to follow his owner across a watery causeway from one side of a filled-up dam to the other but was carried away into the surging … Read more
Police hunting 69-year-old man last seen ‘being swept out to sea with his beloved pet dog on late-night’ walk find a body Gareth Jones, 69, was reported missing on Saturday from home in Hove, Sussex Police found CCTV appearing to show Mr Jones and his dog being swept by sea Gareth’s dog was found dead … Read more
Search for man, 69, who vanished while walking his dog on Hove beach front is called off after police view CCTV they believe shows the man and his pet being swept out to sea Gareth Jones, 69, and his cockapoo were reported missing yesterday afternoon Sussex Police, HM Coastguard lifeboat crews joined extensive coastline search … Read more
Dozens are missing and at least nine people have been injured in a massive night-time landslide in a Norwegian town. Homes were buried under a 2,000ft-long slick of mud at 4am in the village of Ask, in the municipality of Gjerdrum, 12 miles north of Oslo. Photos show at least eight homes were swept away … Read more
Couple who drowned when they were swept out to sea after being knocked off harbour wall by huge waves are named The two died after being swept into the sea by a huge wave on November 2 Father and daughter, Matthew Smith, 47, and Bonnie Smith, 26, both drowned Tragedy happened in stormy conditions at the … Read more