Savoy had a particularly dramatic Saturday day. Two people died in the afternoon in an avalanche in the town of Bonneval-sur-Arc, after the death of a skier in another avalanche in the town of Arvillard at midday.
The casting occurred around 2 p.m. under the Col de l’Iseran, 2,760 meters above sea level, where the rescuers of the CRS des Alpes de Modane and Courchevel went, explained the gendarmes, confirming information from the information regional daily The Dauphiné liberated.
Survivors in shock
According to the newspaper, the two victims, who were hikers, were accompanied by three climbing comrades. At the time of the accident, the group was under the Notre-Dame-de-Tout-Prudence chapel and headed for the Col des Fours. The survivors were taken care of at the medical center of the Val d’Isère station, in shock, according to the same source.
“The recent snowfall combined with strong winds make the snowpack particularly unstable in several sectors,” said Savoy prefecture in a statement, calling on the public to take “necessary” precautions and follow the advice professionals to go out in the mountains.
A high risk of avalanches
Earlier in the day, around noon, still in the department, a first avalanche killed a 30 -year -old French ski hiker and seriously injured two of his companions in the Belledonne massif in the town of Arvillard, according to firefighters. The group was surprised while it was ascent of the great mills, which rises to 2,495 meters above sea level. Avalanche risk is 3 out of 5 in the sector.
Our articles on Savoy
About ten days ago, in the neighboring department of Haute-Savoie, a 60-year-old high mountain guide was found dead buried under an avalanche, off track, in the Chamonix valley. Since the start of the winter season, 12 people have died in avalanches, according to the prefecture.
(tagstotranslate) News