Courchevel.
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ANGOT / SIPA
His relatives sounded the alert, worried they would not see him return.
The body of a 40-year-old Italian skier, wanted since Wednesday evening, was found Thursday morning buried under snow in Courchevel (Savoie), mountain rescue services said.
The 40-year-old, who set off on Wednesday on the area of the Savoy ski resort in ski touring, was the victim of an avalanche, said the Peloton de gendarmerie de haute montagne (PGHM) of Bourg-Saint-Maurice, responsible for investigation.
A high risk of avalanche
The Italian, who resided in the area, should have picked up his son at 4 p.m. but did not show up for this meeting.
Research, to try to find it, was therefore carried out part of the night on the various sectors of the domain, with the ski slope service of the resort, but they were unsuccessful.
His body was finally found Thursday morning, when the search resumed.
It was 2,200 meters above sea level, buried in snow near the ski area.
This is the first death following an avalanche in the department this season.
“With the ongoing snowfall and the wind, the snowpack is particularly unstable.
The avalanche risk is 4 on a scale of 5 ", underlined Patrice Ribes, commander of the PGHM of Bourg-Saint-Maurice, calling for" the greatest caution ".
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