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Frenchman, 67, Found Dead in Crevasse After Disappearing on Hike in Slovenia

From Le Figaro · () French

Translated from French and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Rescue teams found the body of a 67-year-old Frenchman in a crevasse near Velika Planina, Slovenia, days after he disappeared during a hike.
  • The man, a retired French navy serviceman from Montbrison, had separated from his wife after she took a cable car downhill and he continued on foot.
  • Helicopters, thermal drones and rope teams took part in the search, while the exact circumstances of his fall remain unknown.

A 67-year-old Frenchman who disappeared after a hike at Slovenia’s Velika Planina was found dead in a crevasse several days later.

Miguel Alarcon, a retired member of France’s national navy from Montbrison in the Loire region, had been traveling through Central Europe with his wife in their motorhome. The couple left the Forez region on Aug. 20 and visited several sites before the incident.

After spending the day at the mountain resort, the couple separated in the early afternoon. His wife descended by cable car, while Alarcon chose to return on foot along a marked trail. When he failed to come back, she alerted emergency services.

Rescuers searched the steep terrain using helicopters, thermal drones and rope teams. The operation continued for several days before they found a body below Velika Planina, between the upper station of the Šimnovec cable car and the Kuklarji area. Authorities confirmed that it was Alarcon.

The exact circumstances of the fall remain unknown. Slovenian media said he probably tried to reach the valley through the Dol area but became lost along the way. “The unfortunate Frenchman most likely tried to descend from Velika Planina through Dol, but he got lost on the way,” local outlet Kamnik Info reported.

The unfortunate Frenchman most likely tried to descend from Velika Planina through Dol, but he got lost on the way.

— Kamnik InfoThe Slovenian outlet described the likely route Alarcon took before he disappeared.
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Originally published by Le Figaro in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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