A 22-year-old hiker found dead in Mercantour, the third in five days. It appears that the young man died two or three days ago.
An investigation is underway to determine the circumstances of his death. It is possible that the man fell from a rocky ledge near Pelat. This is the third death from a mountain accident in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence inFive days. The body of a Chinese student, who left with equipment he had just purchased, was found in Allos.