59-Year-Old Female Ski Tourer With French Alpine Club of Albertville Killed In Avalanche
Ceillac, France – At around 12:30 on Tuesday, February 23, 2016 a group of approximately 20 ski tourers with the French Alpine Club Albertville were descending a slope around 2500 meters in the area of Pic de la Font Sancte in the Massif Queyras in the Haute-Alpes near Ceillac, France when they triggered an avalanche.
The avalanche caught and buried three of the ski tourers. Two escaped uninjured, but the third, a 59-year-old woman, was found in a state of cardiac arrest. She was evacuated to a hospital in Briancon, where she died.
The avalanche risk was 3 out of 5 at elevations over 2200 meters. All skiers had the appropriate gear. The High Mountain Gendarmerie Platoon will perform a proper investigation.
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Two Other Avalanche Incidents Happened In The Alps This Week:
- Ski Tour Leader Dies In Avalanche On The Ankogel In Austrian Alps
- One Dead After Six Off Piste Skiers Caught In Avalanche Near Mittelallalin in Switzerland
