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Teenage Briton in fatal Alps fall British climber dies in Alps fall
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An 18-year-old British man has plunged to his death in the French Alps near Chamonix, local police have said. An 18-year-old British man has plunged 160ft to his death in the French Alps, near Chamonix, police have said.
The accident, which happened on the Les Gaillands crag, reportedly occurred on Thursday as the teenager climbed down an 80 metre rock face. Police said Thursday's accident on the Les Gaillands crag happened after the teenager used one rope instead of two to abseil down the rock face.
The man, whose name was not released, died during his transfer by helicopter to a hospital in Geneva. The man, who has not been named, died during his transfer by helicopter to a hospital in Geneva.
He is understood to have been on holiday with two friends who witnessed the fatal accident.He is understood to have been on holiday with two friends who witnessed the fatal accident.
A French police spokesperson said: "They saw their friend falling. They could do nothing because it was too late."
"When he was abseiling down, one of the guys made a big technical mistake and he fell.
"When you abseil you must take two ropes and he only took one rope."
He added: "The helicopter came but it was too late. He fell a lot of metres. He had no chance."
Les Gaillands is a crag popular with climbers in the Chamonix Valley, an area famous for its ski resorts.