Ellie Soutter: Team GB snowboarder found dead on 18th birthday

Tributes pour in after rising star of British snowboarding dies suddenly near her home in France

Ellie Soutter
(Image credit: Team GB/Twitter)

Ellie Soutter, one of Britain’s best up-and-coming snowboarders, has just died aged 18, reports confirm.

Team GB, the UK’s Olympic squad, released a statement confirming that she had died on Wednesday.

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