British boy, 7, killed in French Alps skiing accident

A seven-year-old British boy died when he skied over a cliff after straying off piste in the French Alps, emergency services said Saturday.

The boy had been on a family skiing holiday in the resort of Flaine in France's Haute Savoie region, is said  to have taken a wrong turn on Friday after asking his mother if he could make the last descent of the day alone.

An investigation has been launched. An emergency spokesman said "He hit a rocky outcrop, then fell 50 to 100 metres (160 to 320 feet)".