A 68-year-old hiker was found dead in Savoie on Sunday.
His body was discovered near Flumet.
The sexagenarian had been missing since the day before in the resort of La Giettaz, indicates France Bleu Pays de Savoie.
According to our colleagues, the man had left alone on Saturday morning to hike in the Tête du Torraz sector.
His relatives having no news from him at the end of the day, an alert had been launched.
Rescuers began the search the same evening and continued on Sunday.
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Following this macabre discovery, an investigation was opened by the Republican Security Company (CRS) of the Alps.
It will help to understand the circumstances of the facts.
For the time being, the investigators favor the accidental track.
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