A 62-year-old mountain guide died in the Mont-Blanc massif after a fall on the Géant glacier, we learned this Saturday from mountain rescue. This mountaineering specialist was supervising a client on Friday at the beginning of the afternoon when the snow bridge on which he was progressing collapsed, said an official of the PGHM (Peloton de gendarmerie de haute montagne) of Chamonix.
He was then buried under “five to six meters” of snow and ice. Alerted by his client, unharmed, around 2:30 p.m., the rescuers found the dead body of the victim around 7:30 p.m. A dozen gendarmes were engaged in this operation, with the support of a helicopter.
"The mountain community is losing a comrade", testified a rescuer, indicating that this experienced guide belonged to the Compagnie des Guides de Chamonix-Mont-Blanc.
A black series had mourned Haute-Savoie on July 14, with seven deaths of thrill seekers and wide open spaces on the same day. In Savoie, a 25-year-old young man, who was camping with friends, died overnight from Friday to Saturday after a fall of about twenty meters at the Sapenay pass, civil security said.
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