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Mont Blanc avalanche kills British woman

January 15, 2023 07:31 PM


A British woman has died after getting caught in an avalanche as she was hiking with two other people on the Mont Blanc, rescue services said on Sunday.

The accident happened on Saturday on the Argentiere Glacier, one of the Mont Blanc mountain range's biggest glaciers.

The Mont Blanc, western Europe's highest mountain at 4,800 meters (nearly 16,000 feet), attracts 20,000 hikers and skiers every year.

The 45-year-old was found buried under the snow, and rescue services arrived too late to save her.

Police have ordered an investigation of the accident and an autopsy.

The two other hikers were unharmed, authorities said.

The Mont Blanc's popularity poses a growing security and environmental challenge, local officials have warned.

Warmer temperatures in recent years have melted permafrost, raising the risk of rock falls on the most popular routes.

In August, authorities closed down two popular mountain shelters used by Mont Blanc climbers because of potentially deadly drought-related rockfalls.

Melting snow is also believed to help trigger avalanches.



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