National Post | Australian man Dean Higgins dies after digging himself out of Everest avalanche ABC Online A South Australian man who survived being buried under snow for six hours after an avalanche on Mount Everest has died. Dean Higgins, 60, from Adelaide, managed to dig himself and his wife, Wendy, out after the avalanche struck on Tuesday. Tributes to Adelaide man Dean Higgins, who saved his wife but died after Tibet ... Adelaide man dies in Everest avalanche Australian climber dies in avalanche after saving wife |