A young 19-year-old skier died on Monday February 14 after a fall in the Tignes area (Savoie), we learned from mountain rescue and the mayor of the town.
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The young man "
exited the track
", alone, resulting in a traumatic fall, said the emergency services who were alerted around 9:30 am Monday morning.
The young skier "
lost his life following a heavy fall in the Tignes ski area, in the Tovière sector
", said the mayor of Tignes Serge Revial in a press release.
In cardiac arrest when the rescuers and CRS arrived, the skier could not be revived.
The SMUR helicopter doctor declared the death, added Serge Revial who addressed, with Frédéric Bonnevie, the general manager of the Tignes piste management, his "
warmest thoughts to the family and loved ones of the victim
".
Several skiers have died in recent weeks in winter sports resorts after falls or collisions.
Actor Gaspard Ulliel, 37, died in mid-January after being accidentally hit by another skier in Savoie, while a 5-year-old British girl died in similar circumstances in Haute-Savoie a few days earlier.
An investigation was opened by the Albertville prosecutor's office and entrusted to the CRS company in Courchevel.
Nothing has filtered since on the causes of the fatal accident of Gaspard Ulliel.