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5 deaths in 2 days Danish hiker falls to his death on Mont Blanc
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Five deaths in just two days on Mont Blanc: a hiker from Denmark slipped off the path and fell to his death. He was hiking in steep terrain near Saint-Gervais-les-Bains.
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- A Danish mountaineer fell to his death on the Mont Blanc massif on Wednesday.
- The 61-year-old is already the fifth mountaineer to die in an accident within two days.
- Only on Tuesday, four mountaineers - two Koreans and two Italians - were found dead on Mont Blanc.
A hiker from Denmark fell to his death in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps on Wednesday. Rescue workers announced on Wednesday that the 61-year-old had slipped off a path.
According to the report, he was hiking through a steep area near Saint-Gervais-les-Bains in the Haute-Savoie department before falling 30 meters. The man died instantly, according to the police in Chamonix.
Four climbers - two Koreans and two Italians - were found dead on Mont Blanc on Tuesday. According to rescue services, they were on their way without a mountain guide and died of exhaustion.
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