Rescue Epic Aka Two Die In Mont Blanc Tragedy - Chamonix (1957)

TWO DIE IN MONT BLANC TRAGEDY - CHAMONIX LV. Mont Blanc. SV. Sign post: Chamonix Mont Blanc. LV. Mountain. LV. High cliffs round mountain. GV. Alouette helicopters preparing on a frozen lake. GV. Small helicopter taking off and climbing off to the mountain. SV. Two men talking on a radio telephone. LV. Helicopter flying over the peaks. GV.(Air to air) Of helicopter in flight. TV. Crashed helicopter where two men from an earlier rescue attempt are marooned. SV. Helicopter in flight. TV. Climbers hut where the other men were marooned. GV. Rescue helicopter landing on the ice. GV. Crowd waiting. SV. One of the saved men leaving the helicopter, doubled up presumably having been affected by the cold. SV. One of the rescued men talking to the crowd. GV. Crowd standing round the rescued man. (F/G) (Orig. G) Note: the two climbers died but the two men in the first rescue attempt are saved. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOC