The two men died when an avalanche was triggered on Saturday afternoon near Saint-Veran, the highest village in the French Alps.

Avalanches have already claimed the lives of more than 20 skiers. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The 23-year-old Josh, described as “happy-go-lucky” and well known around the neighbourhood, had been calling out to a pizza delivery driver on the ground floor when the barrier collapsed.