article_snippet: A 28-year-old Italian tourist was killed when A 28-year-old Italian tourist was crushed by a large piece of ice that broke from a glacier, Alaska state troopers say.
article_snippet: Troopers say Alexander Hellweger died on Sunday shortly after 5pm at the head of Lake George Glacier, north of Anchorage.
article_snippet: Alexander Hellweger, pictured above two days ago, from Bruneck, Italy, was on a trip with friends when a large piece of ice from a glacier fell and crushed Alexander Hellweger .
article_snippet: While the party was viewing the glacier up close, a piece of ice calved off the glacier and crushed Alexander Hellweger, according to Alaska Dispatch News.
article_snippet: The eight friends were visiting the head of Lake George Glacier, north of Anchorage, when Alexander Hellweger was crushed .
highlights_snippet: Alexander Hellweger, 28, died on Sunday after he was crushed by a piece of ice that had broke off of a glacier north of Anchorage, state troopers said .
  