"Two Britons are among three skiers to have been killed in an avalanche in the French Alps. The pair were part of a group of five people, accompanied by an instructor, off-piste skiing in Val d'Isere, in south-east France. A French national, who was skiing alone, was also killed. Albertville prosecutor Benoit Bachelet said the ski instructor, who avoided injury, tested negative after taking blood and drug tests. He added that another British person had sustained minor injuries."
"A manslaughter investigation was launched by the Albertville public prosecutor's office and will be carried out by CRS Alpes mountain rescue police. France's national weather service had issued a red alert for avalanche risk for the area on Thursday. In the Italian Alps, avalanches recently claimed the lives of 11 people in the space of seven days as a result of exceptionally unstable snow conditions."
An avalanche in Val d'Isere killed three skiers, including two British nationals, and left another British person with minor injuries. The two Britons were part of a five-person off-piste group accompanied by an instructor; a separate French skier who was skiing alone also died. The ski instructor avoided injury and tested negative in blood and drug tests. The Albertville public prosecutor's office launched a manslaughter investigation to be carried out by CRS Alpes mountain rescue police. France's weather service had issued a red alert for avalanche risk, while unstable snow in the Italian Alps caused 11 recent deaths.
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