Avalanche death

A 45-YEAR-OLD British woman died during a hiking trip on the Argentière Glacier in Mont Blanc.

According to the French Police in Chamonix, a specialist high mountain search and rescue was sent to the location, after they were alerted by a guide at 5pm on Saturday January 14.

Authorities also sent a rescue helicopter, along with a doctor to the site of the incident.

Reports suggested two people hiking with the woman were unharmed, while the woman was found dead under the snow.

A statement by the mountain rescue unit, cited on UK TV, said that several attempts were made to revive the woman, but it was unsuccessful.