Hiker falls to death in Mont Blanc massif day after 4 climbers found dead on iconic peak

A Danish hiker fell to his death Wednesday in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps after slipping from a trail, rescue services said, just one day after four climbers were found dead on the iconic peak.

The 61-year-old man was walking through a steep area near Saint-Gervais-les-Bains in the Haute-Savoie department of eastern France when he fell around 100 feet, officials said.

The fall killed the man instantly, the PGHM mountain police service in Chamonix said.