British Mother and Son Killed in French Avalanche

A manslaughter investigation has been launched following the tragic incident near the Saint-Gervais-les-Bains ski resort.

Kate Vokes, 54, and her son Archie Vokes, 22, from Manchester, were killed in an avalanche in France.
The incident occurred in an off-piste area near the French ski resort of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, close to Mont Blanc.
The mother and son were part of a group of five people from the same family when the avalanche hit.
A manslaughter investigation has been opened by police in nearby Chamonix.
Kate Vokes was chair of the Oglesby Charitable Trust, a director of their family-owned property company Bruntwood, deputy chair of the Royal Exchange Theatre and a trustee of charities Shared Health and Focused Care. Archie Vokes was a personal trainer at Form in Manchester, and in the previous year had achieved his level 1 ski instructor qualification in Canada.