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| British boy, 7, dies in skiing accident while on holiday with family in the French Alps | British boy, 7, dies in skiing accident while on holiday with family in the French Alps |
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| A seven-year-old British boy has died in a skiing accident while on holiday with his family in the French Alps. | A seven-year-old British boy has died in a skiing accident while on holiday with his family in the French Alps. |
| He was reportedly with his mother, brothers and sisters near Flaine, a resort in the Haute-Savoie region, when he disappeared on Friday. | He was reportedly with his mother, brothers and sisters near Flaine, a resort in the Haute-Savoie region, when he disappeared on Friday. |
| Local newspaper Le Dauphiné Libéré reported that an emergency rescue operation to find him lasted two hours and the child was eventually spotted by a helicopter, lying at the foot of a cliff. | Local newspaper Le Dauphiné Libéré reported that an emergency rescue operation to find him lasted two hours and the child was eventually spotted by a helicopter, lying at the foot of a cliff. |
| Rescue workers reached the boy but were unable to save him. | Rescue workers reached the boy but were unable to save him. |
| A spokesperson for the emergency services told the AFP news agency that he went off piste after asking his mother if he could make the final descent of the day alone. | A spokesperson for the emergency services told the AFP news agency that he went off piste after asking his mother if he could make the final descent of the day alone. |
| “He hit a rocky outcrop, then fell 50 to 100 metres (160 to 320 feet),” he added. | “He hit a rocky outcrop, then fell 50 to 100 metres (160 to 320 feet),” he added. |
| An investigation has been launched and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said it was aware of the death. | |
| "We can confirm the death of a British national in Flaine, France, on 10 April," a spokesperson said. | |
| "We are providing consular assistance to the family at this difficult time." |