Alpine rescue teams rescued a hiker buried under snow after a large avalanche struck north of Italy's Gressoney-La-Trinite on Thursday (Feb 12), authorities in Aosta Valley said. <br /><br />The man, who managed to call the emergency number 112 before the line went dead, was found about one and a half metres under snow after roughly three hours.<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline
