Dutch prince buried under avalanche
Baku, February 18 (AZERTAC). Dutch Prince Johan Friso is in critical condition in hospital after he was buried in an avalanche while skiing off piste in the Austrian Alps, authorities have said.
Queen Beatrix's middle son was pulled unconscious from the snow 20 minutes after the accident on Friday and resuscitated, the mayor of the upscale western resort of Lech.
The 43-year-old prince, who gave up his right to the throne a decade ago, was flown to the university clinic in the western city of Innsbruck.
His condition was "stable but life threatening", and the queen and his wife were at his side, the Dutch government said in a statement.
Prince Johan Friso asked for official permission in 2003 to marry Mabel Wisse Smit.
Johan Friso gave up his right to the Dutch throne when he married a commoner whose past was considered too tainted for her to become a member of the royal house.
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