A champion skier and his girlfriend have fallen more than 2,300ft to their deaths.
Jean Daniel Pession, 28, and Elisa Arlian, 26, fell in a "tragic mountain accident" in Italy, local media reported.Mr Pession is a member of the Italian national speed skiing team while Ms Arlian was an instructor and school teacher.The two had reached the peak of Mount Zerbion after hiking from the resort village of Champoluc in the Aosta Valley region.The couple knew the peak well but the alarm was sounded after they failed to return later in the day, Italy's Rai reported.
Read More: Sarah Ferguson breaks silence on the ongoing feud between King Charles and Prince Andrew over Royal LodgeRead More: Amanda Knox sentenced to three years for slandering innocent bar owner in the Meredith Kercher murderThe couple were discovered dead and with their bodies still tied together - a common practice for mountain scalers.Regional council president for Aosta Valley, Alberto Bertin, said the deaths were a "moment of profound sadness".
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