An avalanche kills a 54-year-old British woman and her 22-year-old son in the French Alps
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A British woman, 54, and her son, 22, were killed in an avalanche while skiing off-piste in the French Alps. The instructor was also buried but survived.
A British woman and her son died in the French Alps after an avalanche on the Mont Blanc mountain range. Mont Blanc mountain range. This is reported by The Guardian, reports UNN.
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They were reportedly part of a group skiing well off the designated slopes with an instructor when an avalanche a 400-meter-wide avalanche came down at an altitude of 2,300 meters near the ski resort of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains in Haute-Savoie on Wednesday, December 27.
According to the prosecutor's office, the 54-year-old woman and her 22-year-old son were skiing with other family members.
The third skier, an instructor, was also buried. buried, but he was wearing an avalanche detector and was quickly found. It is noted that he received light injuries. Five other people were rescued, including the husband and father of the victim.
The mountain police reported that they had opened an investigation to determine the circumstances of the deaths. The names of the victims were not have not been released.
Jean-Luc Boh, President of the Association of Mayors of said that there is no such thing as risk-free skiing off-piste.
Zero risk does not exist off the tracks. There is risk, and this risk even if you are accompanied by professionals, guides, ski instructors... there is always a risk that hangs over you. Never forget that in the mountains safety is the most important thing and you must be extremely careful. The mountains, like the the sea, are always stronger than we are.
