Overview
- They were located on January 4 in the Pas de l’Ours sector of Chevaline by a gendarmerie helicopter, and a SMUR doctor confirmed their deaths.
- Initial findings indicate an accidental fall of nearly 200 meters on an icy slope where winter conditions made an otherwise easy summer trail treacherous.
- The couple left on January 1 from a gîte in Jarsy to hike in the Bauges massif, and their vehicle was found at the parking des Cornes near Doucy-en-Bauges.
- Earlier searches focused on the Mont Julioz area before shifting after a witness reported seeing the pair near the alpage de la Combe refuge in Lathuile.
- Dozens of gendarmes, rescue specialists, relatives, and local hunters took part in the operation, and the Savoie gendarmerie is continuing the investigation into the circumstances.