A disturbing video circulating online purports to show a Russian skier falling off a cliff in a terrifying avalanche.
The clip, which was broadcast for the first time in late November, shows the leader of a group of skiers approaching the edge of a snow cliff and stopping before the entire snow bank collapses beneath him.
The other skiers, one of whom is filming, yell and approach the edge to search for the missing skier before hurriedly retreating to escape a similar fate.
Pravda claims that the incident occurred in the settlement of Priiskovoe in southern Russia, but does not specify when it took place.
The skier miraculously survived, according to Russian news agency Pravda, despite the fact that this cannot be confirmed by the video.
The other skiers, one of whom is filming, yell and approach the edge to search for the missing skier before hurriedly retreating to escape a similar fate.
The Post was unable to independently confirm the claims.
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