A third British man has been killed in an avalanche in the French Alps, local media reported on Tuesday. The man was skiing with a group of four others when the avalanche struck near the resort town of La Grave.
Mountain rescuers arrived at the scene, but the Briton and a Polish citizen were pronounced dead, according to the BBC. The incident comes four days after two British men were among three killed in an avalanche at the Val d'Isère ski resort on Friday morning.
Local authorities have launched investigations to determine the cause of death in both avalanches. Meteo-France, the national weather service, issued an avalanche warning for the northern Alps and the Hautes-Alpes, which includes La Grave, on Tuesday.
The warning stated that the avalanche risk would remain high on Wednesday as sunshine was forecast, leading to 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.”
