A Briton working in a ski resort has been killed in an accident. The 22-year-old resort representative was skiing with several colleagues on a day off when he fell and collided with a snow-making cannon in Val d’Isere, France, his employer, Crystal Ski, said.
A spokeswoman for the company, which is part of the TUI Travel group, said: “Crystal Ski regrets to confirm that a member of staff was involved in a fatal ski accident at Val d’Isere at 12 o’clock on Tuesday.
“No-one else was involved in the accident. His friends who witnessed the fall immediately alerted pisteurs and a doctor attended the scene, but the young man was declared dead.
“The next of kin have been informed and TUI are helping to make arrangements for the family to fly out to France. A welfare counsellor is also on the way to France to assist staff who witnessed the accident. The French authorities and the British Consulate in France have been informed.Our thoughts are with the family, friends and colleagues at this very difficult time.”
A spokesman for the Foreign Office said: “We are aware of the death of a British national and are providing consular assistance.”