'Miracle' rescue of 12-year-old boy buried by avalanche in French Alps

Boy was found alive and uninjured after being buried under an avalanche for 40 minutes

A 12-year-old boy in the French Alps was found alive and uninjured after being buried under an avalanche for 40 minutes, an event his rescuers are calling a “miracle.”

French police in the town of Bourg Saint-Maurice said the boy was skiing off piste at the La Plagne ski resort in a group of seven skiers on Wednesday when he was swept away.

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