An avalanche in Italy's Dolomite mountains has killed five German climbers, including a 17-year-old girl and her father, according to rescuers. The mountaineers, travelling in separate groups, were scaling Cima Vertana in the Ortler Alps at around 16:00 local time on Saturday when the fast-moving snow hit.

ROME (AP) — Five German mountaineers died after being hit by an avalanche in South Tyrol, in northern Italy, rescuers said on Sunday. Three victims — two men and a woman — had already been recovered dead on Saturday, while the bodies of two other missing people, a man and his 17-year-old daughter, were found on Sunday morning.

Five people were killed, including a father and daughter climbing duo, during a weekend avalanche in the Italian Alps. The incident occurred near Cima Vertana, one of the tallest peaks in Eastern Italy and part of the Ortler Alps.

All five missing mountaineers from Germany have died in an avalanche disaster in the Ortler mountainous region in South Tyrol. The last two missing bodies of a German man and his 17-year-old daughter were located on Sunday by Italian rescue teams.

An avalanche caught seven tourists in South Tyrol while they were heading up a mountain on a ski tour. Two escaped unharmed, but the other five died.

In an unfortunate incident,\u00A0five mountaineers from Germany\u00A0died\u00A0after being struck by an avalanche in South Tyrol, in northern Italy, on Sunday.