A man has died after he slipped and fell 1,900ft while taking pictures at a ski resort in Bulgaria. The 29-year-old, believed to be a tourist from Ireland, was on a snow-clad slope near the southwestern town of Bansko when he fell.

SOFIA, Bulgaria -- A 29-year-old man from Ireland died on Wednesday from injuries sustained the previous day in a fall at the Bansko mountain ski resort in southern Bulgaria.

The tourist, who was part of a group taking pictures of the surrounding scenery, lost his balance and fell from a height of about 600m at the Bansko resort in southern Bulgaria

A 29-year-old man from Ireland died on Wednesday from injuries sustained the previous day in a fall at the Bansko mountain ski resort in southern Bulgaria. The tourist was seriously injured after falling on Tuesday from a height of about 600 meters (1,900 feet).

An Irish tourist died after falling more than 600 metres at a Bulgarian ski resort.