Avalanche
Avalanche Credit: Harry Shimmin Credit: Harry Shimmin

A Manx tourist, visiting the Tian Shan mountains in Kyrgyzstan, survived a massive avalanche recently. The Isle of Man’s Harry Shimmin was part of a tour group who escaped with relatively minor injuries in the incident.

Harry has posted a video of the event online.

Michael Josem is a long-term consumer advocate, most prominently as a global leader in combating fraud in the online gambling industry. He was in part the inspiration for the 20th Century Fox Movie, Runner Runner, starring Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake.

Josem has over a decade of experience as a senior business leader working across various high-tech and online industries, and takes action to build a better community. His primary volunteer roles include service for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, and Graih, the homelessness charity.