Tragedy struck in Val d'Isère, France, where two British skiers, Stuart Leslie (46) and Shaun Overy (51), lost their lives in a devastating avalanche. The incident occurred as they were off-piste skiing in the Manchet Valley along with a group of skiers and an instructor. The avalanche caught them off guard, sweeping them down the slope where their bodies were subsequently located by emergency services in a stream. Reports indicate that additional casualties included a French skier who was skiing nearby, while another British skier managed to escape serious injury by digging himself out of the snow.