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Two British skiers fall hundreds of metres to their deaths in France | Two British skiers fall hundreds of metres to their deaths in France |
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Police say pair, skiing off-piste in French Alps with another man, slipped due to icy conditions | Police say pair, skiing off-piste in French Alps with another man, slipped due to icy conditions |
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Two British men have fallen “several hundred metres” to their deaths while skiing in the French Alps. | Two British men have fallen “several hundred metres” to their deaths while skiing in the French Alps. |
The pair were on holiday in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc and skiing off-piste when they fell on Sunday morning, local rescue services said. | The pair were on holiday in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc and skiing off-piste when they fell on Sunday morning, local rescue services said. |
A police spokesman said: “The 25-year-old British men were skiing in a group of three when they were killed. A third man, who was also British, raised the alarm just after 11am and mountain rescue services arrived within 10 minutes but the two victims were pronounced dead at the scene.” | |
It is understood that the three men were all on holiday in the region. | |
He added: “The deceased were skiing off-piste but the route is very well-known and is popular with skiers. Today the conditions were very unfavourable. The snow was very compacted and very icy and it is believed that both the deceased slipped. | |
“They fell several hundred metres to their deaths.” | “They fell several hundred metres to their deaths.” |
The Foreign Office said it was in touch with the French authorities and was providing support to the men’s families. | |
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