Six tourists were caught in an avalanche on Saturday as they were sledding down a mountain at Ertanggou, Menyuan Hui Autonomous County, in northwest China's Qinghai Province.

Three survived the disaster and reported to local police, who launched a rescue operation with local people.

The body of one of the missing people was found early Sunday morning. Rescue teams are still attempting to find the other two.

(Xinhua News Agency April 4, 2005)