Healthwatch (update): Prince Johan Friso

[David Uri]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17077390

Dutch Prince Johan Friso buried in Austria avalanche

Dutch Prince Johan Friso is in a critical condition after being hit by
an avalanche while on a skiing holiday in western Austria.

Officials said the prince, 43, was buried under the snow for about 15
minutes before being rescued.

He was resuscitated at the scene and taken to hospital in Innsbruck -
the Dutch government said he was stable but "not out of danger".

Prince Friso is the second son of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.

Several members of the royal family had been on holiday together in
the resort of Lech, in the Austrian Alps.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte confirmed that the queen was there but
had not been involved in the incident.

Stefan Jochum, a spokesman for the ski resort, said the prince had
been skiing with a small group off the marked pistes when the
avalanche hit shortly after midday local time. No-one else was
injured, he said.

The Austria Press Agency quoted Lech's mayor, Ludwig Muxel, as saying
the prince had been buried by an avalanche measuring about 30m wide by
40m long.

The Dutch government said the prince's condition was stable but that
he was "not out of danger". An earlier statement said he was in
intensive care and that his life was "at risk".

The statement said Queen Beatrix and Princess Mabel were with him but
that it would be several days before a full prognosis could be given.

The Austrian Alps have been hit by particularly heavy snow this winter
and numerous avalanches. Parts of Voralberg were cut off by the snow
this week and an avalanche warning was in place around Lech.

Several people have been killed across Europe this year in avalanches.
Prince Friso gave up his rights to the Dutch throne in 2004, when he
married human rights activist Mabel Wisse Smit.

The government had refused to give its support to the marriage,
because the couple had given misleading information about the bride's
relationship with a dead gangster.

Under Dutch law, royals who aspire to the throne must receive
permission from the government and parliament to marry as the cabinet
will bear responsibility for their actions

The couple have two young daughters, Luana and Zaria.
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