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A snowboarder from Leeds died when he fell 80ft down a crevasse in the French Alps, the Foreign Office has confirmed.A snowboarder from Leeds died when he fell 80ft down a crevasse in the French Alps, the Foreign Office has confirmed.
It is believed the 32-year-old man had removed his snowboard and walked across a bridge which collapsed under him.It is believed the 32-year-old man had removed his snowboard and walked across a bridge which collapsed under him.
He had been snowboarding off-piste on an 8,500ft-high stretch of the Valle Blanche, near Chamonix, with a group of friends on Sunday morning.He had been snowboarding off-piste on an 8,500ft-high stretch of the Valle Blanche, near Chamonix, with a group of friends on Sunday morning.
Mountain police were alerted and his body was recovered at about 1830 GMT. His family have been informed. Mountain police were alerted and his body was recovered at about 1830 GMT. His family has been informed.