Rome, 15 February (LaPresse) – Search and rescue operations on the Canale del Vesses avalanche have concluded: the toll is two people dead – one at the scene and one in the emergency room – and one in very serious condition. The latter was rushed to the Città della Salute-Molinette hospital in Turin. The victims are one woman and two men, presumably of French nationality. Identification operations are being carried out by the Entrèves Finance Police. Fifteen rescuers from the Valdostano Alpine Rescue Service and the Guardia di Finanza, two doctors, three dog units, two helicopters and two 118 ambulances were deployed to the scene, and an advanced medical post was set up in a hangar in Courmayeur for medical treatment and assistance to any other people involved. The operations were coordinated by the Aosta Valley emergency response centre.