A third British man has been killed in an avalanche in the French Alps, local media reported on Tuesday. The incident occurred near the resort town of La Grave, where the man was skiing with a group of four others when the avalanche struck.
Mountain rescuers responded to the scene, but the Briton and a Polish citizen were pronounced dead, according to the BBC. This latest fatality comes just 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 issued an avalanche warning for the northern Alps and the Hautes-Alpes, which includes La Grave, on Tuesday, noting that the risk remained high on Wednesday due to forecast sunshine 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.”
