Rising international motocross star Rene Hofer dies alongside two friends after being caught in an avalanche during an alpine skiing trip in Salzburg, Austria.

Rene Hofer was just 19 when he and his pals were swept away and buried by the slab of snow in Tweng, Salzburg. 3. Rene Hofer was a rising star on the motocross scene Credit: KTM RACING.

The Sun reports Rene Hofer was just 19 when he and his mates were swept away and buried by the slab of snow in Tweng, Salzburg. Hofer, a native of Austria, was tipped for greatness on two wheels ...

Motocross star Rene Hofer has died at the age of just 19. The teenager and two friends lost their lives in an avalanche at a ski resort in Austria yesterday. More specific details surrounding his ...

Nineteen-year-old Rene Hofer was part of a group of 11 skiers, eight of whom were hit by a roughly 200-metre (655-foot) wide slab of snow during a ski tour on Saturday in the Tweng area, ...

Young motocross star Rene Hofer has been confirmed as one of the victims in a deadly avalanche in central Austria. Authorities said three skiers were killed and two injured after they were hit by ...

Rene Hofer was just 19 when he and his pals were swept away and buried by the slab of snow in Tweng, Salzburg. 3. Rene Hofer was a rising star on the motocross scene Credit: KTM RACING.

The KTM team said that 19-year-old Rene Hofer, a junior motocross world and European champion, was among the dead, the Austria Press Agency reported.

Red Bull KTM paid tribute to Rene Hofer, 19, after he died in the incident. Authorities said the three dead were part of a group of 11 who were on a ski tour in the Salzburg province.

A promising young motocross star is among three people who have been killed in an avalanche in central Austria, authorities have said. Nineteen-year-old Rene Hofer was part of a group of 11 skiers, ...