Family pays tribute as mother and son who died in French Alps avalanche named

Kate Vokes, 54, and her son Archie Vokes, 22 (Family handout)

Two people who died in an avalanche in the French Alps earlier this week were a mother and son from Manchester, their family have said.

The pair have been named as Kate Vokes, 54, and her son Archie Vokes, 22, who lost their lives after the avalanche swept through an off-piste section of the resort of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains near Mont Blanc on December 28.