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| British girl dies in skiing accident in Austria | British girl dies in skiing accident in Austria |
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| A 10-year-old British girl died after ploughing into a tree on a family skiing holiday in Austria, local police have said. | A 10-year-old British girl died after ploughing into a tree on a family skiing holiday in Austria, local police have said. |
| The child is understood to have been out with her father and brother when she hurtled off the piste into some woods. | The child is understood to have been out with her father and brother when she hurtled off the piste into some woods. |
| She was apparently unable to stop and crashed into a tree in the Mayrhofen resort, in the Tirol region. | She was apparently unable to stop and crashed into a tree in the Mayrhofen resort, in the Tirol region. |
| She was flown by helicopter to hospital in Innsbruck, where she died on Monday. | She was flown by helicopter to hospital in Innsbruck, where she died on Monday. |
| Police in Mayrhofen said the family was on the last run of the day on Sunday afternoon when the girl, who was wearing a helmet, careered off piste and was knocked unconscious. | Police in Mayrhofen said the family was on the last run of the day on Sunday afternoon when the girl, who was wearing a helmet, careered off piste and was knocked unconscious. |
| Her mother had returned to the bottom of the mountain by cable car so was not there to witness the accident. | Her mother had returned to the bottom of the mountain by cable car so was not there to witness the accident. |
| A spokesman said: "After the girl lost control, she began to gain speed. She went faster and faster and sped over the edge of the piste and into the woods. | A spokesman said: "After the girl lost control, she began to gain speed. She went faster and faster and sped over the edge of the piste and into the woods. |
| "She then hit the tree and was very badly hurt. | "She then hit the tree and was very badly hurt. |
| "Her father and brother were behind and they went after her immediately and saw the accident." | "Her father and brother were behind and they went after her immediately and saw the accident." |
| "The family gave her first aid and called the emergency services." | "The family gave her first aid and called the emergency services." |
| But their attempts to save her failed. | But their attempts to save her failed. |
| Mayrhofen, which has almost 100 miles of pistes, has been popular with British skiers since the 1970s. | Mayrhofen, which has almost 100 miles of pistes, has been popular with British skiers since the 1970s. |
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