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Swiss Snowboarding Star Eliot Dänzer, 22, Dies in Eiger Avalanche

The rising freeride talent, known for his junior world title and near-qualification for the elite circuit, was one of two fatalities in the May 17 avalanche that also injured five others.

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Swiss Snowboarding Star Eliot Dänzer, 22, Dies in Eiger Avalanche

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