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Briton dies at Italian ski resort Briton dies at Italian ski resort
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A British man has died after crashing into a barrier while reportedly sliding down a mountain at an Italian ski resort on a rubber mattress.A British man has died after crashing into a barrier while reportedly sliding down a mountain at an Italian ski resort on a rubber mattress.
A second man needed hospital treatment after being hurt in the same accident, which took place near Susa, close to Turin in northern Italy. A second man needed hospital treatment after being hurt in the same accident, which took place near Susa, close to Turin, in northern Italy.
His injuries are not considered life-threatening, according to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). His injuries are not considered life-threatening, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said.
A spokesman for the FCO said David Monk's next of kin had been informed. The family of the dead man, named as David Monk, have been informed.
However, he could not confirm where Mr Monk was from. However, the FCO could not confirm where Mr Monk was from.
Mr Monk was staying at the Sauze d'Oulx ski resort, in the Via Lattea, with friends, when four of them slid down a ski slope on "rubber mattresses". Reports said Mr Monk and three friends slid down a ski slope on rubber mattresses at the Sauze d'Oulx resort, in the Via Lattea.
Mr Monk suffered fractures to his head and chest after crashing into a fence, reports said.Mr Monk suffered fractures to his head and chest after crashing into a fence, reports said.
Local police are treating it as an accident.Local police are treating it as an accident.