A third British person has died in an avalanche in the French Alps.
The man was skiing with a group of four others when the avalanche hit near the resort town of La Grave on Tuesday morning, local media reported.
Mountain rescuers rushed to the scene, but the BBC reported that a Briton and a Polish citizen had died.
The latest death comes as two British men were among three people killed in an avalanche at the Val d’Isère ski resort on Friday morning.
The BBC reports that local authorities have launched investigations to determine the cause of death in both avalanches.
On Tuesday, an avalanche warning was issued by Meteo-France, the country’s national weather service, for the Hautes-Alpes, which includes the northern Alps and La Grave.
It said the avalanche risk was higher on Wednesday as sunshine was forecast, leading to snowmelt.
A UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office spokesman said: “We are supporting the family of the British man who died in France and are liaising with local authorities.”
