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| British man found dead at French ski resort | British man found dead at French ski resort |
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| A British man has been found dead in a stream at a French ski resort more than 24 hours after apparently losing his way while en route to a bar. | A British man has been found dead in a stream at a French ski resort more than 24 hours after apparently losing his way while en route to a bar. |
| Officials at the La Plagne alpine resort said Louis Robertson from Glasgow had tried to take a short cut and succumbed to the freezing conditions. | Officials at the La Plagne alpine resort said Louis Robertson from Glasgow had tried to take a short cut and succumbed to the freezing conditions. |
| The 26-year-old was reported missing at 1am on Thursday and a resort-wide alert was issued at 4pm. His body was found at 7.50am the following morning. | The 26-year-old was reported missing at 1am on Thursday and a resort-wide alert was issued at 4pm. His body was found at 7.50am the following morning. |
| A spokeswoman for the resort in France's south-eastern Savoie region said: "It would seem that he had left one bar to go to another and was trying to take a short cut through the snow." | A spokeswoman for the resort in France's south-eastern Savoie region said: "It would seem that he had left one bar to go to another and was trying to take a short cut through the snow." |
| Robertson had arrived at the resort on Sunday with two friends for a week's holiday. | Robertson had arrived at the resort on Sunday with two friends for a week's holiday. |
| A spokesman for the Foreign Office said: "We are aware of the death of a British national in France. We are providing consular assistance to the family at this difficult time." | A spokesman for the Foreign Office said: "We are aware of the death of a British national in France. We are providing consular assistance to the family at this difficult time." |
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