VICTIMS of a fatal avalanche that swept across a Spanish ski resort have been identified as a health influencer, his wife and friend.
Respect for Paediatrician Jorge García-Dihinx, 55, Natalia Roman, 36, Both From Zaragoza and Eneko Arragoza, 48, From Irún We Irún We are Killedy in the Tragedy.
The group were skiing off-piste on Pico Tablato in the Spanish Pyrenees when they were suddenly engulfed by the plummeting snow.
A 29-year-old woman, who was with the group at the time tragedy struck, was the sole survivor.
The woman, from Ordizia, was taken to hospital in nearby Huesca, where she was treated for hypothermia.
Her condition is now out of danger, it has been confirmed.
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Members of another mountaineering group were first on the scene and raised the alarm.
They managed to pull three people from the snow, but could not save two of them.
Specialist mountain rescue teams later arrived with helicopter support and search dogs.
They freed the remaining victim, but he was found with no signs of life.
Jorge worked at a hospital in Huesca and lived in Chimillas with Natalia and their dogs, Tuca and Kilian.
With more than 415,000 Instagram followers, he used his platform to promote healthy living, his passion for mountains and show off his ripped physique.
All three victims were experienced ski mountaineers.
Jorge ran a blog, “La Meteo que Viene”, was widely regarded as an essential resource for mountaineers.
The site, which racked up more than 34m visits, offered technical advice and accurate weather forecasts.
Just days before his death Jorge had issued a chilling warning about dangerous snow slabs above 2,400m.
Despite this, avalanche risk in the area was not considered high at the time.
The avalanche struck near Panticosa in Spain’s Aragón region and measured around 300m wide and 600m long, at an altitude of 2,300m.
In some areas, snow piled up to depths of 12m.
Aragón government official Miguel Ángel Clavero described it as “a typical winter avalanche where layered snow slabs form and one breaks away, sliding over the others and sweeping along anyone on top of it”.
Lt Baín Rodríguez, of the Civil Guard’s Mountain Rescue Service, said: “This group were experts, but when there is snow, zero risk does not exist.”