3 skiers killed in the French Alps

Three skiers were killed in separate avalanches in the French Alps on Sunday, one day after three others died in similar accidents.

In the La Blanc resort, a 50-year-old British person was immersed in heavy snow. It took about 50 minutes to find the man trapped under 2.5 meters of snow, but attempts to revive him failed. In nearby Courchevel, also in the Savoie department, another person was buried in an avalanche and found dead late in the morning.

Mountain police reported the death of another man (32 years old) as a result of an avalanche in the Vallorcin region, near the Swiss border.