A British woman, 45, has died after getting caught in an avalanche while hiking with two others in the French Alps.
The incident occurred on the Argentiere Glacier on Mont Blanc, western Europe's highest mountain, at around 5pm local time .
A specialist high mountain search and rescue unit in Chamonix was alerted by a guide at around 5pm, and sent rescue workers and a doctor by helicopter.Read more:Dog believed to be among eight animals seized after woman, 28, mauled to death 'was on TV show about unruly canines' "When we arrived we had to rescue this person but she was in a bad situation and we evacuated her from the valley," he said.Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, in the French Alps.Colonel Host said there are around 80 fatalities per year on the Mont Blanc massif.
The woman and her partner had been with a high mountain guide and were ascending the Col du Tour Noir when the avalanche occurred, the local public prosecutor's office said.A Foreign Office spokesperson said: "We are providing assistance to the family of a British woman who died in France."
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