A 15-year-old former pupil at a British school has been confirmed dead following the fire at a Swiss ski resort, which killed 40 people and injured 119 others.
Charlotte Niddam was initially reported as missing after the fire broke out inside the Constellation bar in the early hours of Thursday.
On Sunday her family revealed that she had died, being among the last 16 victims to have been identified by police.
The news comes as all 40 people who died in the New Year’s Eve bar fire in Switzerland have been identified, police said, with teenagers making up more than half of the death toll.
In a social media post her family wrote: “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beautiful daughter and sister Charlotte.
“Details regarding the funeral arrangements will follow shortly.”
said Charlotte’s funeral is expected to take place in Paris later this week.
Charlotte attended Immanuel College in Hertfordshire and after the fire the school said in a statement it was “praying for a miracle”.
The school said she had been a pupil there before her family moved back to France.
People gather around a makeshift memorial to pay their respects by laying flowers, candles and messages near the Constellation bar, in Crans-Montana (Photo by Maxime Schmid/AFP via Getty Images)According to the Crans-Montana resort website, Charlotte had recently been working as a babysitter in the area.
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said in a statement on X: “Terrible news that Charlotte Niddam has been identified as one of those killed in the Crans-Montana fire.
“My thoughts are with all her family and friends after this devastating loss.”
The Valais region police force published a statement on Sunday confirming that all 40 people killed in the fire have now been identified.
The last 16 victims included two Swiss girls aged 15, a Swiss woman aged 22, a Swiss and French woman aged 24, two Italian girls aged 16 and 15, an Italian boy aged 16, a 22-year-old Portuguese woman, a 17-year-old Belgian girl, two French women aged 33 and 26, two French men aged 23 and 20, two French teenage boys aged 17 and 14, and a 15-year-old girl with French, British, and Israeli nationalities, police said.
Hundreds of people held a silent procession through the streets of Crans-Montana on Sunday to remember victims of the fire, which also injured more than 100 people.
The Swiss government said on Sunday that 35 patients have been transferred from hospitals in Switzerland to specialised clinics in Belgium, France, Germany, and Italy.
Earlier in the day mourners attended a church service in the town where Bishop Jean-Marie Lovey said condolences had poured in from around the world, including from the Pope.
“Countless people join us – people whose hearts are broken,” Lovey told the service. “Many expressions of sympathy and solidarity reach us.
“Pope Leo XIV joins in our sorrow,” he added. “In a moving message, he expresses his compassion and his care for the victims’ families and strengthens the courage of all who are suffering.”
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Authorities previously said they would look into whether the material on the ceiling of the venue that was designed to muffle sound conformed to safety regulations.
Officials said they would also look at other safety measures on the premises, including fire extinguishers and escape routes.
The fire likely started when “fountain candle” sparklers were held aloft too close to the ceiling at the bar, the region’s chief prosecutor has said.
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