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| British girl dies in Austrian ski accident | British girl dies in Austrian ski accident |
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| A 10-year-old British girl has died after crashing into a tree while on a family ski holiday in the Tirol region of Austria. | A 10-year-old British girl has died after crashing into a tree while on a family ski holiday in the Tirol region of Austria. |
| She was on the last run of the day when she went off-piste into surrounding woods, lost control of her skis and was unable to stop. The girl's father and brother watched helplessly as she hit a tree and was knocked unconscious. | |
| The accident happened on Sunday afternoon and, according to the Austrian police, after desperate attempts at first aid on the spot, she was taken off the mountain by helicopter but died later in hospital in Innsbruck on Monday. | |
| The girl has not yet been identified. According to a police spokesman in Mayrhofen, her mother had already returned to the foot of the mountain by cable car, and so did not witness the accident. | The girl has not yet been identified. According to a police spokesman in Mayrhofen, her mother had already returned to the foot of the mountain by cable car, and so did not witness the accident. |
| "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. | "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. Her father and brother were behind and they went after her immediately and saw the accident. | "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. |
| "The family gave her first aid and called the emergency services." | "The family gave her first aid and called the emergency services." |