The route for the Ultra-Trail dude Haut-Giffre goes through the Haut-Giffre valley in view of the Cirque dude Sixth Fer à Cheval, seen here in 2013.
A runner has died while participating in the Ultra Trail of Haut-Giffre you (UGH) competition on Saturday, organizers said in a statement, amid rough weather conditions in the area.
“It is with great sadness that we announce that UGH has just learned of a tragic event with the accidental death of a racer,” organizers said. “All our thoughts are with the victim’s family and relatives,” the statement added.
The runner was not identified in the statement and organizers said first responders provided aid while awaiting transport.
“In such circumstances, we have decided to cancel the rest of the event,” the statement added.
CNN has reached out to the organization for further comment.
The incident involved four runners who fell off a trail due to a slippery track, the local prosecutor told CNN affiliate BF MTV on Saturday.
The four runners fell “in a mountainous area made slippery by the weather,” Bonneville public prosecutor Karline Bouisset told BMT.
One of the four people included a man in his 50’s who died at the scene and was believed to have passed away due to a cardiorespiratory arrest, Bouisset told BF MTV, adding that the exact cause of death would be determined by an autopsy.
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