A 70-year-old lady who fell from a ski lift on Sunday February 18 died from her injuries at the Orcières resort (Hautes-Alpes) this Tuesday February 20,
Le Figaro
learned from the Gap prosecutor's office. , confirming information from
BFM TV.
The victim, suffering from multiple sclerosis, suffered a heavy fall while
“participating in an accompanied outing”
due to her illness, specifies the prosecution adding that she had been placed in an artificial coma on Monday February 19 .
Headaches
While the septuagenarian was enjoying the mountain air on Sunday, she fell while getting on the chairlift.
Without too many scratches, at least physical, the senior continued her day skiing.
However, at the end of the day, she was overcome by violent headaches, indicates
BFM TV,
specifying that the septuagenarian was subsequently taken care of by the Samu and evacuated to the Gap Hospital Center.
At the end of Monday afternoon, his vital prognosis was compromised and the victim was placed in an artificial coma.
Originally from Bouches-du-Rhône, the septuagenarian was declared dead in the middle of the day this Tuesday, indicated the Gap prosecutor's office, adding that an autopsy will be carried out on the body of the victim in order to determine if the fall is linked to her death.