29-year-old French skier dies in avalanche in Patagonia

Juliette Willmann, a 29-year-old French tourist, died on Tuesday after being caught in an avalanche on Cerro Crestón, in the Lago del Desierto area in the Patagonian province of Santa Cruz. The news was reported by the provincial Security Ministry. Her partner, also French, was rescued with minor injuries and is out of danger. The two were skiing when the avalanche struck in a high-mountain area. The monitoring system received an emergency beacon alerting authorities to an avalanche in the area. The National Parks Administration’s emergency protocols were activated and an intensive rescue…