Israeli killed in avalanche at French ski resort

Israeli killed in avalanche at French ski resort

French media report that Israeli was killed in an avalanche outside the Villaroger ski resort in the Savoie region of the French Alps.

The avalanche risk was "very low" and the "adequately equipped" skier assured the gendarmes.

The Foreign Ministry stated that "the Israeli Embassy in Paris and the Department for Israelis Abroad are handling a skiing accident in France involving Israelis. The embassy and the department are in contact with local authorities in order to assist those involved."

A group of five skiers was surprised by a snowfall near Villaroger. Despite the rapid intervention of the rescues, one of them did not survive. On Friday, 21 March, an avalanche was produced in the area of the Grand Col, near the ski area of Villaroger, in Savoie. A group of five people, [...] The article Tragedy in the mountains: a skier loses his life in an off-piste avalanche in Savoie appeared first on Le Singulier.

An avalanche occurred in the Villeroger ski area in the Savoie region of France, killing a man and rescuing four other Israelis who were with him. • Ministry of Foreign Affairs: "In contact with local authorities to assist those involved"