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    'Miracle' Boy Survives Avalanche After Being Buried Alive For 40 Minutes

    The 12-year-old was alive and conscious when he was rescued on Wednesday, defying bleak statistics for avalanche victims trapped over 15 minutes. "We can call it a miracle," a rescue captain said.
    by Vanessa Romo Dec 27, 2018 2 minutes

    A 12-year-old boy survived 40 minutes buried under an avalanche in the French Alps on Wednesday, a feat rescuers called a "miracle."

    The boy was skiing on an off-piste section of the slopes at the La Plagne ski resort in Bourg Saint-Maurice when

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