Two hikers in his twenty years died this weekend in the Tournette massif, in Haute-Savoieafter having a deadly fall, the platoon of high mountain gendarmerie (PGHM) of Annecy said this Sunday. The two dramas took place at more than 2,000 m above sea level on the route leading to the tip of Bajulaz, in similar circumstances, according to the gendarmes.
Sunday around 2 p.m., the alert was given for a 28-year-old man who had slipped on a snowfield ending on a pic of “more than a hundred meters,” the PGHM told AFP, confirming information from the regional daily The Dauphiné liberated. The day before, a 23-year-old man had changed in the same sector at the end of the afternoon before being found lifeless by the rescuers.
A “dangerous” mountain
The two bodies were descended by a Dragon 74 Civil Security helicopter on the Hélico base of Annecy-Meythet, added the PGHM, which calls the public to the greatest caution. “The middle mountain currently remains dangerous. The snowfields are hard in particular above the rocky bars and it is the slide if there are no pieces and crampons “for a hike, underlined the peloton.
In a press release, the prefecture of Haute-Savoie called “to the greatest caution”. “The climatic conditions at altitude are still similar to winter conditions. The risks of sliding can become dramatic if the fall ends in the Rochaux blocks or above rocky bars, ”indicate the authorities. The latter advise to “turn around” in the event of “doubts about the risks”.
In parallel, a 44-year-old skier killed himself on Sunday afternoon in this same department in the Mont Blanc sector by falling in a crevasse, the PGHM of Chamonix said on Sunday. The accident occurred around 12:45 pm while he started the descent of Mont Blanc before falling into the anfractosity, killing himself, according to the same source.
His body was descended by air to be brought to the Drop Zone (DZ) of the Bois de Chamonix, from which the mountain rescue helicopters leave, according to the same source.
