"Rescue teams reached the site of the accident quickly and immediately began resuscitation efforts, before requesting the assistance of a medical helicopter. Despite the arrival of CRS Alpes mountain rescue specialists and advanced medical care on site, the skier could not be revived. A doctor officially pronounced the man dead at around 12:20 p.m. Authorities confirmed the victim was 24 years old. His identity has not been released."
"An investigation has been opened to determine the exact circumstances of the accident. Monday's tragedy occurred on December 29, the same date that Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher suffered a life-altering head injury while skiing off-piste in Méribel in 2013-exactly 12 years ago. Schumacher struck a rock between marked runs in the resort, and has been unable to communicate or walk since."
"The fatality is the fourth skier death in France's Savoie region in less than a week, marking a deadly end to the year in the French Alps. On Friday, two skiers were killed in separate avalanche accidents while skiing off-piste in Valloire and La Plagne. On Saturday, December 27, a 19-year-old skier died following an accident at Les Karellis in the Maurienne valley."
A 24-year-old man suffered a violent off-piste fall in the Mont-Vallon sector of Méribel-Mottaret on December 29 and was found in cardiac arrest. Rescue teams began resuscitation immediately, requested a medical helicopter, and CRS Alpes specialists provided advanced on-site care, but a doctor pronounced him dead around 12:20 p.m. Authorities confirmed his age, have not released his identity, and opened an investigation to determine exact circumstances. The death coincided with the anniversary of Michael Schumacher's 2013 off-piste head injury in Méribel. The fatality was the fourth skier death in Savoie within a week, prompting renewed warnings about sparse snow and exposed hazards.
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