Johan Friso

VIENNA (Reuters) - Dutch prince Johan Friso, who suffered severe brain damage when he was hit by an avalanche while skiing in Austria last month, was flown out of the country by air ambulance on Thursday, police in Innsbruck said.

Dutch Prince Johan Friso, the second son of Queen Beatrix, suffered massive brain damage in an avalanche in Austria and might never regain consciousness, his doctors said Friday.

The condition of Prince Johan Friso, son of Dutch Queen Beatrix remained unchanged after a second night in an Austrian hospital after a horror skiing accident, the Royal Dutch House said Sunday.

Prince Johan Friso, son of Dutch Queen Beatrix, has spent a "calm evening" in an Austrian hospital, but was still not out of danger Saturday after being seriously injured in an avalanche while skiing.

A son of Dutch Queen Beatrix, Prince Johan Friso, was injured in an avalanche while skiing in the western Austrian resort of Lech on Friday, the royal family said.

VIENNA/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch Prince Johan Friso was in critical but stable condition in an Innsbruck hospital's intensive care unit Friday after an avalanche buried him while he was skiing off piste in the Austrian alps, police said.

VIENNA/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch Prince Johan Friso was in critical condition in hospital after he was buried in an avalanche while skiing off piste in the Austrian Alps Friday, authorities said.