SAINT-JULIEN-MONT-DENIS, France — Alpine ski resorts were getting back to normal on Friday after spring storms the previous day claimed four victims in the French Alps and northern Italy, including a British holidaymaker.
The 27-year-old Briton was caught in an avalanche at the entrance to the French Alpine resort of Val Thorens in Savoie, after heavy snowfall across the mountain range. Found in a state of cardiac arrest, he was taken to Grenoble for treatment but died that evening, local prosecutor Benoit Bachelet said in a statement Friday. Three people died in northern Italy on Thursday after the region was hit by heavy rains.
Officials in some parts of the French and Swiss Alps had told residents to stay indoors on Thursday before lifting the restrictions. The avalanche alert level was raised in several regions, shutting down several ski areas. By Friday evening however, Meteo France had lowered its alert level, while still urging skiers to remain vigilant. Many roads were shut in all three countries due to fallen trees or the risk of avalanches.
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