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Italian Village Restricts Photo-Hungry Tourists

A setting that's gone viral has become a plague for locals

(Newser) - A once-tranquil Alpine village in northern Italy is trying to rein in selfie-seeking tourists after years of disruption. The Times of London reports that officials in Funes, a German-speaking municipality in South Tyrol near the Austrian border, are barring most visitors from driving up a narrow road to the Santa...

Hiker Ignores Warning Signs, Gets Billed $16.5K for Rescue

Italian authorities say around 90 people have died in the mountains so far this summer

(Newser) - A British hiker who ignored barriers and signs warning that trails in Italy's Dolomites had been closed due to the risk of landslides has to cough up $16,500 for a rescue bill. Authorities say the 60-year-old man was rescued by a helicopter after he became distressed by falling...

Dog Teaches Other Dogs to Save Avalanche Victims

In the Italian Dolomites, Zen and other pups are tasked with rescuing those buried on the slopes

(Newser) - Zen, a 5-year-old border collie, circled around a mound of snow as he picked up a scent, his quick movements signaling to his handler that someone was buried deep below. Zen has been a rescue dog for three years, and on this day he was helping train 20 other dogs...

Deadly Glacier Chunk Was Size of Apartment Building

And it was reportedly moving at 200mph

(Newser) - Thunderstorms on Monday hampered the search for more than a dozen hikers who remained unaccounted for a day after a huge chunk of an Alpine glacier in Italy's Dolomite mountains broke off , sending an avalanche of ice, snow, and rocks down the slope. Officials put the known death toll...

Renowned Base Jumper Dies After Hitting Cliff

Mario Richard, 47, killed in Italy

(Newser) - A week after a famed stuntman died jumping from a helicopter in a wingsuit, another daredevil has been killed attempting a similar feat. Mario Richard, a leading American base jumper, died while wingsuit flying in the Dolomites in Italy on Monday. He was 47. The New York Times says that...

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