A British skier who was off-piste with a friend in the La Flégère area in Chamonix (Haute-Savoie) had a fatal fall on Saturday, we learned from the high mountain gendarmerie peloton (PGHM) .
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The 35-year-old man "
fell from a rocky bar, he died following the fall
", we learned from the same source.
It was his companion who, having lost sight of him during their outing, gave the alert at the end of the morning.
A Civil Security helicopter rushed to the scene.
The other skier is unharmed, said the PGHM.