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.
Details
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.