"A third British man has been killed in an avalanche in the French Alps. The man had been skiing with a group of four others when the avalanche struck near the resort town of La Grave on Tuesday morning, local media reported. Mountain rescuers came to the scene but the Briton and a Polish citizen were pronounced dead, the BBC reported. The latest fatality comes after two British men were among three killed in an avalanche in the Val d'Isere ski resort on Friday morning."
"Local authorities have launched investigations to determine the cause of death in both avalanches, the BBC reported. On Tuesday, an avalanche warning was issued for the northern Alps and the Hautes-Alpes, which includes La Grave, by Meteo-France, the country's national weather service. It said the avalanche risk remained high on Wednesday as sunshine was forecast, leading to thawing ice. A spokesperson for the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office"
A third British man has been killed in an avalanche in the French Alps. The man had been skiing with a group of four others when the avalanche struck near the resort town of La Grave on Tuesday morning. Mountain rescuers attended the scene, but the Briton and a Polish citizen were pronounced dead. Two British men were among three killed in an avalanche at Val d'Isere on Friday morning. Local authorities have launched investigations into the causes of death in both avalanches. Meteo-France issued a warning for the northern Alps and Hautes-Alpes, citing thaw-related high risk. The UK Foreign Office is supporting the family and liaising with local authorities.
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