A person of Italian nationality died Tuesday, August 17 while hiking in the Hautes-Alpes, near the Italian border, AFP learned from mountain rescuers.
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This person had a fatal fall around midday during a hike in the town of Abriès-Ristolas, in the Queyras massif, said the CRS rescuers of Briançon, without further details.
A judicial inquiry has been opened.