Europe 1 with AFP 4:56 p.m., January 9, 2023
This Monday, a skier in her fifties died in an avalanche in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
Found under four meters of snow and in cardio-respiratory arrest, the victim died despite the intervention of the emergency services.
Four members of the group were also swept away but were not injured.
A new drama in the mountains.
A skier in her fifties, who was part of a group of seven confirmed ski tourers from the French Alpine Club of Nice, died Monday in an avalanche at the Col de Larche (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence), we learned from the emergency services.
The avalanche occurred around 12:30 p.m. at a place called "Bec de l'Aigle", at an altitude of 2,500 m, in the Parpaillon massif.
Found under four meters of snow and in cardio-respiratory arrest, the victim died despite the intervention of the emergency services and his comrades.
Four members of the group were also swept away by the avalanche but were not injured.
Two of them were taken to the emergency services in a state of shock.
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Three helicopters and around twenty rescuers mobilized
Significant resources have been mobilized to rescue the skiers: three helicopters and around twenty rescuers, including three dog teams, high mountain gendarmerie platoons (Pghm) from Jausiers (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) and Briançon (High mountains).
Twenty firefighters were also hired, including a dog handler.
A judicial investigation was opened by the Digne-les-Bains prosecutor's office (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) and entrusted to the Pghm de Jausiers.
Météo France had reported a "marked" avalanche risk, level 3 out of 5, for Monday on all the massifs of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and the Hautes-Alpes.
The two departments are still on "yellow" avalanche vigilance, until Tuesday.