BREAKING: British girl, 5, killed during ski lesson on holiday in French Alps
The little girl lived in Geneva with her ex-pat British family who have a holiday home in Les Carroz.
She was alongside four other children in a ski lesson run by the national ski school, Ecole du Ski Français .A prosecutor overseeing the investigation said: ‘The child was in a single file behind the group and was about to make a right turn when she was very violently hit by the skier arriving at high speed who tried in vain to avoid her.’
The manslaughter probe was opened due to alleged ‘violation of an obligation of safety and prudence’.This is a breaking news story, more to follow soon…Got a story? Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at
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