MOSCOW

Three people were killed after an avalanche hit a ski resort in Russia's Arctic city of Norilsk Friday night.

The Emergency Situations Ministry said bodies of two adults and a child were found during a rescue operation after heavy snow slid down the Gora Otdelnaya ski complex. A 14-year-old seriously injured boy was taken to hospital.

A search operation is still underway while an investigation into the incident has been launched.

*Writing by Rabia Iclal Turan