A third British man has been killed in an avalanche in the French Alps.

The man had been skiing with a group of four others when the avalanche struck near the resort town of La Grave on Tuesday morning, local media reported.

Mountain rescuers came to the scene but the Briton and a Polish citizen were pronounced dead, the BBC reported.

The latest fatality comes after two British men were among three killed in an avalanche in the Val d’Isère ski resort on Friday morning.

Local authorities have launched investigations to determine the cause of death in both avalanches, the BBC reported.

On Tuesday, an avalanche warning was issued for the northern Alps and the Hautes-Alpes, which includes La Grave, by Meteo-France, the country’s national weather service.

It said the avalanche risk remained high on Wednesday as sunshine was forecast, leading to thawing ice.

A spokesperson for the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said: “We are supporting the family of a British man who died in France and are in contact with the local authorities.”