A British skier who was skiing off-piste with a friend in the La Flégère area, in Chamonix (Haute-Savoie) had a fatal fall on Saturday, AFP learned from the high mountain gendarmerie platoon (PGHM). .
The 35-year-old man "fell from a rocky bar, he died as a result of the fall", we learned from the same source.
It was his companion who, having lost sight of him during their outing, gave the alert at the end of the morning.
A Civil Security helicopter rushed to the scene.
The other skier is unharmed, said the PGHM.
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