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An Irish man has died following an avalanche at a ski resort in Switzerland.

The unnamed man lived in Verbier, where the incident happened, police said.

The unnamed 38-year-old lived in Verbier - where the incident happened, police said.

Brit skier killed in Swiss Alps avalanches as six others die in tragedy Avalanches took out ten skiers in Verbier’s Vacheret off-piste area on Monday, killing a 38-year-old Brit and leaving another member of the group seriously injured requiring a helicopter rescue A total of seven people died after a series of avalanches in the Swiss Alps (Image: Getty Images) The Daily Stars FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went ...

Police in Switzerland said that the man was “a 29 year old Irish national residing in Valais”

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