airlift
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They withstood snowstorms in Livigno, cheered the debut of ski mountaineering in Bormio and held their breath while multiple skiers got airlifted off the downhill course in Cortina.
From Los Angeles Times
The following day he was airlifted to Crosshouse, and then discharged that night.
From BBC
She was airlifted by helicopter to a clinic in Cortina, then transferred to a larger hospital in Treviso.
From Los Angeles Times
He was airlifted to a hospital in Reno and pronounced dead days later.
From Los Angeles Times
In December, another snowmobiler was badly injured in an avalanche at Latopie Lake in Mono County, and was airlifted for emergency services in Reno.
From Los Angeles Times
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