Blogged By: De De Tillman

Source:UPI

Posted:Monday May 6, 2013 @ 2:44 p.m PST

The body of a tourist was devoured by vultures in a matter of minutes after she fell over a cliff in the Pyrenees in France.

The incident has sparked a campaign against the birds, known as Griffon vultures

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The 52-year-old woman tumbled down a 300-meter drop while taking a shortcut while hiking with friends on Pic de la Pista, in southern France, gendarmerie Major Didier Pericou told The Times of London.

“There were only bones, clothes and shoes left,” after the vultures got to her, Pericou said. “They took 45 to 50 minutes to eat the body.”