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The role of dogs in Italian alpine rescues is becoming more important. Climate change has made heavy, wet snow more common in midelevations. A trained avalanche rescue dog's nose can locate someone buried deep in the snow more accurately than any transponder. Three backcountry skiers were buried by an avalanche on Giau Pass at 2,300 meters. Zen and his handler were on the first helicopter leaving base 10 minutes away. By the time they arrived, witnesses had pulled a 51-year-old man from the snow. If not found within 35 minutes, studies show 70% of victims die of asphyxiation. Putting a pair of avalanche dogs at ski areas instead would reduce arrival time to five minutes, something Igor Chiambretti said is being considered in Italy. They were once considered spring snow, but now come as early as December thanks to more moisture in the air. Roberto Ferrino was buried beneath an avalanche in the Alps of northwestern Piedmonte. By the time a rescue dog found him, he had been buried for 4 hours and 40 minutes. His body temperature dropped to 26 degrees Celsius (78.8 Fahrenheit) and heart rate to 30 beats per minute.

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