Moment missing hiker trapped under avalanche waves down rescue helicopter

This is the moment a missing hiker buried under an avalanche managed to wave down a rescue helicopter from underneath the huge pile of snow.

Footage filmed by paramedic Mathieu Lambert shows the man waving with his only free limb as the helicopter shined a light on him.

The unnamed young man had been ski touring in Lidairdes, Switzerland, when an avalanche hit.

A rescue team spotted the man’s arm waving at them and hoisted him 30 meters up to safety.

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