The announcement was made in a press release by the gendarmerie peloton of Haute-Montagne (PGHM) this Saturday, May 3.
A ski hiker was found dead this Saturday, May 3, in the morning at the Roland breach, geological training at the Pyrenean border Franco-Spanish, in the Hautes-Pyrénées, announced the gendarmerie peloton of Haute-Montagne (PGHM) in a press release.
Warned by two Spanish hikers, help were sent on the spot by helicopter, but the Samu doctor could not see the death of the victim, a 58 -year -old man from Sabers (Landes).
-The hiker left alone on April 30 and was to find friends on May 2 in a refuge by Gavarnie-Gédre (Hautes-Pyrénées).
“An investigation is underway to determine the exact circumstances of the death,” the PGHM said in its press release.
Roland’s breach is a natural hole 40 m wide in the cliffs around the Gavarnie circus. A legend says that she would have been opened by Roland, nephew of Charlemagne, who was trying to break the Durandal sword against the rock after a battle in order to prevent his enemies from taking it.
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