German ice rink toll reaches 12
The death toll in the ice rink collapse in the German Alps rose to 12 on Wednesday after rescue workers found the body of a young boy in the rubble where three more people are believed to be trapped.
The boy was aged between 12 and 16, according to regional official Rudolf Schaupp, and is one of ten children who have died after the roof of the rink in the resort of Bad Reichenhall caved in on Monday amid heavy snow.
Rescuers racing against time were also searching for a woman in her forties and a boy and girl aged 12-16, but hopes were fading that they would be found alive.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. A spokesman for the Bavarian state authorities, Christoph Abress, said late Tuesday that victims had been located but could not yet be pulled out.
"We must assume that they did not survive," he said.
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