An eyewitness saw a fire engine and ambulances, one towing snowmobiles, heading towards the pass, and two search dogs in the area of the slide.

BBC: Colorado Loveland avalanche kills five snowboarders

Lisa Clarke Devore, who was headed back to Denver from the resort, told The Associated Press she saw a fire truck and ambulance on the pass, as well two search dogs headed into the area of the slide.

NPR: 5 Snowboarders Killed In Colorado Avalanche

The latter saw a deflected strike from the edge of the penalty area slide wide of the target after a neat passage of play.

BBC: Alan slots home a first-half penalty for Braga

The 22-year-old made it safe in first-half injury-time when he did well to turn on the edge of the penalty area and slide a low shot past the despairing dive of goalkeeper Zeng Cheng.

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The BBC's James Copnall, recently in Bentiu, says that while the conflict has not spread beyond a limited geographical area, talk of a slide towards war is not far from the truth.

BBC: South Sudan's Salva Kiir says Sudan has declared war