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Two Britons Among Three Dead in French Alps Avalanche
The avalanche struck during high-risk conditions rated 4/5, killing three and injuring others in an off-piste area where even one skier could trigger a slide.
- On Friday, an avalanche at Val-d'Isère ski area in the French Alps killed three skiers, including two British skiers and one French skier, engulfing six skiers at approximately 11.30am in the Manchet Valley.
- On Thursday, Météo France issued a red alert for the southeastern Savoie region and warned slopes were very unstable after Storm Nils brought heavy snowfall, noting even one skier could trigger a slide.
- The Britons were part of a group of five skiers led by a professional instructor, all reportedly wearing safety gear; an injured British skier freed himself and was taken to Bourg-Saint-Maurice.
- Val-d'Isère tourist office offered `sincere condolences` and urged skiers to stay in marked areas as some resorts closed and holidays were cancelled, while Albertville public prosecutor Benoît Bachelet opened a manslaughter probe with CRS Alpes and Savoie prefecture warned against off-piste activities on X.
- The deaths add to this winter's toll, with at least 25 avalanche fatalities in France and over 60 across Europe, while experts called the situation `exceptional`.
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A French mountain guide has been charged with manslaughter after taking a group of five British skiers out for a snow walk in the Val d’Isère ski resort, where they were caught in an avalanche, the Guardian reports. Two Britons died, a third suffered minor injuries, and the skier escaped unscathed. The same avalanche also killed a French skier who was travelling independently. Avalanches have claimed a number of lives in the Alps in the past sev…
British skiers among three dead in avalanche during high risk warning - Birmingham Live
Two British men and one French national died in an avalanche at the Val d'Isère ski resort in the French Alps on Friday, a day after a red avalanche warning was issued across the region
Sky News UK
Great Yorkshire RadioTwo British skiers among three dead after avalanche at Val d'Isere resort in the French Alps
The snowslide hit the village in southeastern France late Friday morning, sweeping away the Britons who were reportedly skiing off-piste and a French national who was skiing alone.
Deadly avalanche kills 2 Brit skiers & 1 French
A tragic avalanche in the French Alpine resort of Val d’Isère claimed the lives of three skiers on Friday, February 13, including two British nationals. The incident occurred in an off-piste area. The avalanche hit around 11.30am in the Solaise sector, just off the Arcelle red run on a west-facing slope at approximately 2,200 metres altitude. Six skiers were swept away in cascading slides… Source
The Independent
The Independent (US)Two Brits among three killed in avalanche at French Alps ski resort
The Brits were reportedly part of a group of five people accompanied by an instructor
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