29th December 2023
The accident happened in St Gervais near Chamonix as a group of people were off piste with an instructor. NEW
The avalanche was triggered at an altitude of 2,300 meters on the slopes of Mont-Joly on Thursday.
Eight people were affected by the incident though full details are not available.
Five English people from the same family were off piste near the Mony Joly chairlift with an instructor when they were hit by an avalanche.
Two other people were reported to be involved.
The avalanche was 400m long and the risk at the time was Level 2 on a scale of 5.
None of the group, except the instructor, was wearing an avalanche transceiver.
The two victims were a 54-year old woman and her 22-year old son.
31 people were involved in the search and rescue operation.
Post mortem examinations are set to be carried out on the two deceased.
A manslaughter investigation is now under way.
The names of the victims have not been released.
We will bring you further details on PlanetSKI as we receive them.