A British man and a Polish citizen have been killed in an avalanche near the resort town of La Grave in the French Alps, local media reported on Tuesday. The incident marks the third fatality of a British skier in the region within days.
The avalanche struck a group of four skiers, triggering a rescue operation by mountain rescuers. The Briton and the Polish national were pronounced dead at the scene, according to the BBC.
The deaths come just four days after two British men were among three people killed in an avalanche at the Val d'Isère ski resort on Friday morning. Authorities have launched investigations to determine the causes of both avalanches.
Meteo-France, the national weather service, had issued an avalanche warning for the northern Alps and the Hautes-Alpes, which includes La Grave, on Tuesday. It warned that the risk remained high on Wednesday due to forecast sunshine and thawing ice.
A spokesperson for the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said: “We are supporting the family of a British man who died in France and are in contact with the local authorities.”
