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Twelve found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning at Georgia ski resort

The slope patrol in a helicopter of Air Zermatt is throwing explosive material out of the window to artificially blow up avalanches this noon at the skiing resort Belalp, 2018
The slope patrol in a helicopter of Air Zermatt is throwing explosive material out of the window to artificially blow up avalanches this noon at the skiing resort Belalp, 2018 Copyright  Dominic Steinmann/AP
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By Tamsin Paternoster
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Among the dead were eleven foreigners and one Georgian citizen, according to the country's Interior Ministry.

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Twelve people died from carbon monoxide poisoning at a ski resort in Georgia, according to police.

The bodies, which include eleven foreigners and one Georgian national, were found in a sleeping area above a restaurant in Gudauri ski resort, the largest in the country according to officials.

Officers said an oil-powered generator had been left turned on in the building after it lost electricity on Friday.

They added an investigation had been opened into the incident. Police said "preliminary tests" indicated that there were no traces of violence on the bodies of the victims.

Gudauri is a popular destination for skiing and snowboarding. It is located in the north of the country and is the largest and highest ski resort in the former Soviet state.

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