Overview

• The accident occurred shortly after midday on Saturday near Briançon when the 69-year-old British national fell from her raft on the Guisane River.
• Firefighters discovered her on the riverbank in critical condition and she died in hospital the following evening.
• Briançon CRS Alpes has opened a manslaughter probe to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident.
• Prosecutors have ordered an autopsy and investigators are reviewing tour-guide reports and safety data for the rapids.
• The Foreign Office is in touch with local authorities following the woman’s death.