Avalanche deaths spark warnings to skiers

Wednesday, 19 Feb, 2018 0

Police have issued a warning to skiers in the Alps region to stay on marked slopes only, following a series of avalanches.

In one incident, a 44-year-old man and his 11-year-old daughter died in an avalanche in the Val-d’Isere region.

According to reports, the pair, from Paris, were on a ski runway that had been closed due to the risk of an avalanche.

Rescue services are warning skiers to stay on marked slopes only.

In a separate incident, a group of hikers went missing following an avalanche in the Swiss canton of Valais. Two were injured.

A level-three avalanche warning has been issued for the area, indicating there is considerable risk of further avalanches.



 

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Lisa joined Travel Weekly nearly 25 years ago as technology reporter and then sailed around the world for a couple of years as cruise correspondent, before becoming deputy editor. Now freelance, Lisa writes for various print and web publications, edits Corporate Traveller’s client magazine, Gateway, and works on the acclaimed Remembering Wildlife series of photography books, which raise awareness of nature’s most at-risk species and helps to fund their protection.



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