Article 5V2WP Five-year-old British girl dies after being hit by skier in French Alps

Five-year-old British girl dies after being hit by skier in French Alps

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Man in his 40s held on suspicion of manslaughter after accident in region of Flaine, Haute-Savoie

A five-year-old British girl has died after being hit by a skier in the French Alps, according to French media.

A man in his 40s was being held on suspicion of manslaughter on Sunday after the accident in the resort of Flaine, Haute-Savoie, at about 11am on Saturday, Le Dauphine reported. The girl was said to have been taking part in a group ski lesson run by ESF (Ecole du Ski Francais) with four other children on a blue (intermediate) piste.

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