The woman was hiking with two other people on Mont Blanc's Argentière Glacier, say French police.
A British woman has died after getting caught in an avalanche while hiking with two other people in the French Alps, rescue services have said.
The specialist high mountain search and rescue unit of the French police in Chamonix said it was alerted by a guide at around 17:00 local time .But they were unable to revive the woman, said Colonel Bertrand Host of the mountain rescue unit.Mont Blanc, western Europe's highest mountain at 4,810 metres , attracts 20,000 hikers and skiers every year.
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