Sixth body found in French Alps after avalanche sweeps through region

Rescue services in France found a sixth body after one avalanche southwest of Mont Blanc, us Alps frenchand have now ended the search, local officials said on Monday.

A avalanche took place in the middle of the day on Sunday (9) on the Armancette glacier, which is close to the village and ski resort of Les Contamines-Montjoie.

The rescue team has ended the search because it is not aware of any other missing people, said Emmanuel Coquand, spokesman for the Haute-Savoie region authorities.

Coquand declined to comment on the identity of the six people killed. Local media said that two of them were mountain guides and the other four were their clients, all frenchincluding a girl and a boy in their 20s tous and a couple in their 40s tous.

Bonneville prosecutors investigating the incident did not immediately respond to questions about the identity of the dead.

Coquand said the six were skiing off-piste when the accident occurred. avalanche.

A avalanche it covered a wide area of ​​1 kilometer by 500 meters at an altitude of 3,500 meters, he said, adding that the causes were being investigated. There was no weather warning before avalanche.

Source: CNN Brasil

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