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A Spate of Fatal Ski Accidents Has People Wondering if the Alps Are Safe

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ROME—A 5-year-old girl and a famous French actor are the latest fatalities in an increasingly dangerous sport: alpine skiing.

Last week a 40-year-old French man was charged with manslaughter after plowing into a 5-year-old girl at full speed as she was taking part in a lesson organized by the French Ski school near Chamonix, which is sometimes known by its nickname–the “death sports capital of the world.” Her injuries were so severe she was airlifted to a nearby hospital but died en route. A week later, French actor and upcoming star of the Marvel TV series Moon Knight Gaspard Ulliel died in a freak accident on the piste in La Rosiere, Savoie.

The twin deaths have proved untimely for the ski industry, which is just coming back online after two years of harsh restrictions driven by the pandemic. Prior to the COVID fiasco, eight people died in the shortened 2020/2021 season, according to the French tourism ministry. That same year 100,000 people were injured, some with near-fatal head injuries and serious broken bones. Around 5 percent of those who were injured required airlifted to hospitals. Some years, the number of people who have died skiing in the Alps hits triple digits.

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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