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Two British tourists have fallen to their deaths in the French Alps, the Foreign Office has confirmed. | Two British tourists have fallen to their deaths in the French Alps, the Foreign Office has confirmed. |
Richard Ryan and Christopher Lockwood, from the Leeds area and in their 20s, went missing after a night out in the ski resort of Deux Alpes on Wednesday. | Richard Ryan and Christopher Lockwood, from the Leeds area and in their 20s, went missing after a night out in the ski resort of Deux Alpes on Wednesday. |
French news agency AFP reported the men fell down a steep valley and their bodies were discovered on Friday. | French news agency AFP reported the men fell down a steep valley and their bodies were discovered on Friday. |
Earlier, the news emerged that the body of Briton Christopher Hilton was found, seven months after he disappeared. | |
Climbers found Mr Hilton's body on a ledge in the Oisans range of the central French Alps three days ago. He had fallen more than 100 metres. | |
He vanished after going for a hike alone in July, while holidaying with his parents. | |
Mr Hilton lived and worked in Stalybridge, Cheshire, where he taught science at Littlemoss High School. | |
In relation to the latest incident involving the two men, family liaison officers from West Yorkshire Police are assisting their relatives. |