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Avalanche kills British mother and son skiing on Mont Blanc in France | World News<\/p>\n
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Two British skiers have been killed by an avalanche on Mont Blanc in France.<\/p>\n
Mountain rescuers found a 54-year-old mother and her 22-year-old son dead under snow that hit a narrow gulley around Saint-Gervais, a resort near Chamonix, on Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n
Officials believe it may have been triggered by two ski tourers who were uphill of the British family, skiing in the Pirolettes couloir.<\/p>\n
The mother and son had been skiing with three other family members and a freelance ski instructor, whom they had known for several years, the Bonneville Public Prosecutor’s Office said on Friday.<\/p>\n
No one in the family was wearing an avalanche transceiver, which emits a silent signal that can be detected if buried under snow.<\/p>\n
A major search and rescue operation was immediately launched, involving around 20 rescuers, two dog teams, a doctor and two helicopters.<\/p>\n
The team rescued one other injured person, reportedly an instructor, and five further people.<\/p>\n
A 31-year-old hiker was also killed on a separate slope.<\/p>\n
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