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'Miracle' 12-Year-Old Boy Survives After Avalanche Buries Him for 40 Minutes
December 30, 2018
A 12-year-old boy survived after being trapped by an avalanche for 40 minutes in the French Alps. Police say the boy was skiing on a closed black diamond run when he was swept away and dragged more than 100 yards in Savoie, France. A sniffer dog found him and he was airlifted to a local hospital. Rescuers are calling it a miracle because the chances of staying alive under the snow diminish after just 15 minutes. InsideEdition.com's Lisa Voyticki has more.