A paragliding accident claimed the life of a 27-year-old practitioner near Lake Lauvitel (Isère).
The young woman crashed to the ground after her canopy suddenly closed during a flight on Saturday.
Seriously injured, she was transported to the university hospital center (CHU) in Grenoble (Isère), reports France Bleu Isère.
Resuscitated by paramedics at the scene of the accident
The victim died at the facility overnight from Saturday to Sunday.
Rescuers from the high mountain gendarmerie platoon (PGHM) of Isère had been dispatched to the scene.
They had found the paraglider in cardiopulmonary arrest.
The specialists had however managed to resuscitate the young woman.
At the time of her evacuation to the hospital, her condition was nevertheless considered particularly worrying.
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