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Jean Daniel Pession, World Cup Skier, and Girlfriend Elisa Arlian Die After 2,300-Foot Fall From Mountain

Jean Daniel Pession and his girlfriend, Elisa Arlian, tragically died in a mountain accident on June 1.

The skiing community is in mourning after professional skier Jean Daniel Pession and his girlfriend, Elisa Arlian, tragically died in a mountain accident on June 1. The Italian Winter Sports Federation confirmed the devastating news that Pession, 28, and Arlian, 27, suffered a nearly 2,300-foot fall while hiking Mount Zerbion in Italy's Aosta Valley region. "They were almost at the summit, just a step away, when suddenly they were betrayed by the mountain they loved so much," RAI reported in a video on X (formerly Twitter) and translated by People.

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