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| Boy dies at Mount Buller after being buried under snow | Boy dies at Mount Buller after being buried under snow |
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| A boy has died after being buried under snow about 40 metres away from his family in "white out" conditions at a Victorian ski resort. | A boy has died after being buried under snow about 40 metres away from his family in "white out" conditions at a Victorian ski resort. |
| Haadi Akhtar, 7, was playing in the snow at Mount Buller with his parents and two siblings when he wandered off. | |
| He was found only 40-50 metres away, buried under a snow dump from a roof. | He was found only 40-50 metres away, buried under a snow dump from a roof. |
| Family friend Atif Mirza, whose son Zain went to school with Haadi, said: "He was such an angel. He was a lovely, lovely kid. He was very intelligent and smart." | |
| Mirza said the family from Roxburgh Park in Melbourne had visited Mt Buller snowfields on Tuesday and were due to return on Friday. | |
| Mount Buller police acting Sergeant Matt Bennett said the boy was completely buried under the snow. | Mount Buller police acting Sergeant Matt Bennett said the boy was completely buried under the snow. |
| "We believe that there's been some sort of slide off maybe the roof of a building which has engulfed him," he told Fairfax Radio on Thursday. | "We believe that there's been some sort of slide off maybe the roof of a building which has engulfed him," he told Fairfax Radio on Thursday. |
| "He wasn't far from his other siblings, who obviously didn't see where he went." | "He wasn't far from his other siblings, who obviously didn't see where he went." |
| The family searched for the boy before quickly alerting authorities, with police, the CFA, resort staff and ski patrol members all looking for him. | The family searched for the boy before quickly alerting authorities, with police, the CFA, resort staff and ski patrol members all looking for him. |
| The seven-year-old was found unconscious around 6.30pm on Wednesday near a chalet, nearly two hours after he went missing. | The seven-year-old was found unconscious around 6.30pm on Wednesday near a chalet, nearly two hours after he went missing. |
| He was taken to Mount Buller Medical Centre but later died from cardiac arrest after doctors spent "significant time" trying to revive him, Ambulance Victoria said. | He was taken to Mount Buller Medical Centre but later died from cardiac arrest after doctors spent "significant time" trying to revive him, Ambulance Victoria said. |
| The apparent temperature on the mountain was around –10C at the time he went missing. | The apparent temperature on the mountain was around –10C at the time he went missing. |
| Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Terry Ryan said snowfall and low cloud cover had created a "white out" effect with visibility dropping to about 30 metres. | Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Terry Ryan said snowfall and low cloud cover had created a "white out" effect with visibility dropping to about 30 metres. |