British woman dies after rafting incident in French Alps

A British pistillate has died connected a white-water rafting excursion successful the French Alps.

The pistillate fell from her raft soon aft noon section clip (11:00 BST) connected Saturday connected the Guisane stream successful Briancon, successful south-eastern France, the determination authoritative Marion Lozac'hmeur told French quality bureau AFP.

She was aboriginal recovered connected the riverbank earlier being airlifted to a adjacent infirmary successful a superior condition, firefighters told section media.

Lozac'hmeur said the unfortunate "unfortunately died yesterday evening".

The Foreign Office confirmed a British pistillate had died successful France, and said it was successful interaction with the section authorities.

The pistillate had been portion of an organised travel connected the stream and was traversing a conception of the stream known arsenic "the wallet" erstwhile she fell, according to section quality outlet Le Dauphine.

She has not been named, either successful section media oregon by authorities successful France oregon the UK.

An "involuntary manslaughter" probe had been opened and an autopsy volition beryllium conducted, Lozac'hmeur besides said.