A skier was found dead after being buried under 4m of snow for 3 hours after an avalanche at Jiangjunshan Skifield near Altay in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region last Saturday, iyaxin.com reported.
Deaths from trauma were solely due to isolated cervical injuries, demonstrating that the cervical spine may be a region at particular risk in avalanche victims.
单纯的颈部外伤也可以致死，这说明对雪崩遇难者来说颈椎棘突是一个特别危险的区域。
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In the loess region of Northwest China, the smallest magnitudes at which the seismic avalanche or slippage can occur individually are MS 4, 5 (about intensity 5).