Overview
- The skier was found around 5:30 p.m., about an hour after piste closure, below the Chemin des Cassettes blue run in the Escondus sector of Vars.
- A pisteur-secouriste discovered her unresponsive; CRS Alpes responders attempted resuscitation, but she was in cardiac arrest and did not survive.
- The Gap prosecutor’s office opened an inquiry to determine the cause of death and assigned the CRS Alpes to investigate, with witness interviews continuing.
- A medico-legal examination, scene findings, and testimonies support the hypothesis of an accidental fall into a roadside ditch, and she was wearing a helmet.
- The victim, a French national vacationing in Vars with relatives, had been skiing in a group before becoming separated, and her companions alerted authorities.