British woman dies in avalanche in French Alps

A British woman has died after getting caught in an avalanche while hiking with two other people in the French Alps, rescue services have said.

The specialist high mountain search and rescue unit of the French police in Chamonix said it was alerted by a guide at around 17:00 local time .But they were unable to revive the woman, said Colonel Bertrand Host of the mountain rescue unit.Mont Blanc, western Europe's highest mountain at 4,810 metres , attracts 20,000 hikers and skiers every year.

This a wonderful to ski. With todays climate every thing is so risky. Why was she allowed to ski there. So sad my thought are with her famil and friends .

Oh dear so sad.

A British woman, 45, has died after getting caught in an avalanche while hiking with two other people in the French Alps, rescue services have said. The accident happened on Saturday on the Argentière Glacier, one of Mont Blanc's biggest glaciers.

3 out of 5 chance of avalanche on that day ..but lets go anyway 🤦‍♂️

Risky business

Still can't get over what happened to Micheal Schumacher why it keeps happening on French Alps

Wow snow what happened to global warming bbc

It's very scary

So this is 'Science News' now? 🙄

I thought all the snow had disappeared?

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