British woman dies after rafting incident in French Alps

A British woman died on a white waters journey in the French Alps.

The woman fell from her raft shortly after local time local time (11:00 GMT on Saturday on the Jizan River in Brianon, in southeast France.

Firefighters told local media to “Fire extinguishing” later on the bank of the river before being transferred to a nearby hospital.

“Unfortunately, he died yesterday evening,” said Luzakator the victim.

The Foreign Ministry confirmed that a British woman had died in France, and she was in contact with the local authorities.

The woman was part of an organized journey on the river and was crossing a section of the river known as “The Wallet” when she fell, according to the local news port.

It was not called, either in the local media or by the authorities in France or the United Kingdom.

Luzakomor said that the “unintelled killing” will be opened and an autopsy will be made.

Last year, a British man died after having difficulty on the Durance River, which also passes through Briancon.

He was part of a group of rowing in June 2024 after a period of melting snow on the source, according to Lu Dovin’s local newspaper. Two others were rescued.

Guisane and Durance are famous rivers of rowing in white water, fueled by ice rivers and snow’s melting in the spring.

They have sections of difficult slopes, but they are usually suitable for navigation for two or three months in early summer, according to the official Briancon.