British skier killed and one other 'seriously injured' in Swiss Alps avalanche

A British man was killed and one other person seriously injured in an avalance in the Swiss Alps on Monday morning.

The 38-year-old victim was one of 10 people swept away in the deluge of snow at the popular resort of Verbier, east of Geneva.

Eight other people were uninjured but one person was flown to hospital with “serious injuries” following the incident.

A police spokesman said: "The avalanche occurred outside the piste between the Verbier ski area and 'Les Attelas'.

"At around 10.20am, a skier was driving down a corridor below the 'Attelas' area.

"A snow drift came loose and carried the skier as well as another person who had been further down at the time."

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Police said the 38-year-old, who has not been named and lived in Verbier, died at the scene.

An investigation has been launched.

It follows several days of heavy snowfall across Switzerland, which claimed the life of another skier who died after being buried alive by an avalanche while skiing in Gstaad.

The death comes after several days of heavy snowfall across Switzerland, which led to the death of another skier who was killed in an avalanche while skiing in Gstaad.

It takes the total deaths due to avalanches in the country to seven since last weekend.

More than 200 British skiers left the popular Verbier resort in December after Switzerland imposed a coronavirus quarantine following the discovery of a new variant of the virus.