Un young skier of 17 years, hospitalized in critical condition Wednesday, Jan. 2 after being caught in an avalanche while he was off-roading with his father at the station Gourette (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) , died at the hospital in Pau, it was learned from the préfecture.
Le death of the young, a native of Nantes and transported in critical condition after spending several hours in the snow, took place shortly before 19:00, the source said, confirming a report by South West on its website. "Relief alerted by his father to 24:45 located the young man about two hours after the avalanche occurred," had said earlier the prefecture a corresponding AFP .
Enseveli under several meters of neige
"The young man and his father (...) have triggered an avalanche quite large, about 200 meters long, around 12:40 in the valley of Anglas, part of the off-piste Pyrenean resort", has also said an official of the station. "The young man's father was able to extricate himself, but not the son," he ajouté.
Près 50 men, police platoon mountaineering Oloron-Sainte-Marie (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), firefighters, rescue and civil protection helicopters were immediately made on site. The young man had been located by avalanche dog. "The challenge was to dig for relief under 4-5 feet of snow before (it) out," had they shown in préfecture.
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