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Six French skiers perish in deadly Alpine avalanche

Six French skiers perish in deadly Alpine avalanche
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By Keith Walker
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A group of skiers have died in a avalanche in the French Alps. Their bodies were discovered early on Sunday in Queyras mountain range close to the

A group of skiers have died in a avalanche in the French Alps. Their bodies were discovered early on Sunday in Queyras mountain range close to the Italian border.

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The six experienced mountaineers were aged between 50 and 70.

The tragedy comes after a British man and a French woman were killed in the Alps on Friday.

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