At least two dead in avalanche in Norway

At least two people are confirmed dead and one has been rescued after an avalanche buried six foreign skiers in northern Norway, the Associated Press reports.

Update at 12:35 p.m. ET: Police spokesman Morten Pettersen says rescuers are searching for three other people buried in the snow and have detected signals from their avalanche transceivers.

He says one French citizen and five Swiss nationals were struck by the avalanche Monday near Tromsoe on Norway's Arctic coast.

Update at 11:34 a.m. ET: The Norwegian broadcaster NHK reports that one of the victims has been rescued alive.

Original post: Six tourists have been buried in an avalanche in northern Norway, the BBC and NHK report.

The tourists were among 12 foreign skiers on Mount Sorbmegaisa in Kaafjord when the accident occurred this afternoon, according to local police.

A medical helicopter and army personnel have been sent to the scene, the BBC reports.

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