The 45-year-old was hiking with two other people when an avalanche hit the Argentiere Glacier on Mont Blanc on Saturday
A British woman has died after getting caught in an avalanche in the French Alps.
The 45-year-old was hiking with two other people when the accident occurred on the Argentiere Glacier on Mont Blanc on Saturday. French police said a specialist high mountain search and rescue unit in Chamonix was notified of the incident by a guide at about 5pm, and despatched rescue workers and a doctor via helicopter.
Despite their efforts, they were unable to save the woman, said Colonel Bertrand Host, from the mountain rescue unit. "When we arrived we had to rescue this person but she was in a bad situation and we evacuated her from the valley," he said."She was taken charge by rescuers and two dogs but we didn't manage to revive her."Colonel Host said deaths on the Mont Blanc massif are not rare, with about 80 people losing their lives each year.
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