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A British man has died in an avalanche in the French Alps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The man, believed to be in his 50s, was skiing with a group off-piste at La Plagne, a statement from the resort said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rescuers were alerted to the avalanche at 13:57 (12:57 GMT) on Sunday and went immediately to the area, it added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The man was discovered under 2.5 metres (8ft) of snow after a 50-minute search.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He had been skiing without an avalanche transceiver or a professional instructor, the resort said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
La Plagne said its thoughts were with the man’s family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BBC News has asked the Foreign Office for comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The rescue team was made up of more than 50 people including medics, ski instructors and a helicopter-deployed dog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
La Plagne’s official website prompts visitors wanting to ski off-piste, also known as backcountry skiing, to make sure they have read the Avalanche Risk Bulletin and to use an avalanche victim detector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
December through to February is peak season for avalanches in the northern hemisphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Only last month, five German climbers, including a 17-year-old girl and her father, died in an avalanche in Italy’s Dolomite mountains.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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