Chaque année, près de dix personnes perdent la vie dans les stations de ski françaises. MAXPPP – Mourad ALLILI
200% Deposit Bonus up to €3,000 180% First Deposit Bonus up to $20,000La skieuse a perdu le contrôle de ses skis et est entrée en collision avec un homme de 35 ans arrêté sur une bosse en contre-bas de la piste.
A 62-year-old British skier died on Tuesday after colliding with another skier in the Savoyard resort of Les Arcs, according to concordant sources.
At around 10:30 a.m., she was descending the black “well-groomed” piste of the Aiguille rouge (Arc 2000) when she lost control of her skis, said Philippe Janin, director of slope safety, confirming information from radio ici Pays de Savoie (ex-France Bleu).
Ten traumatic deaths are recorded on average each year
She entered collided with a 35-year-old man stopped on a bump below the slope, then died shortly after during the intervention of the emergency services, he specified. Both were wearing helmets and the man suffered a fractured leg, he added.
An investigation to determine precisely the circumstances of the accident has been entrusted to the CRS Alpes, indicated the prosecutor of Albertville Benoît Bachelet.
Out of some 10 million skiers, 10 traumatic deaths are recorded on average each year on the slopes of France, including three to five due to a collision with an obstacle or between skiers, according to Domaines skiables de France (DSF).