A TOURIST who plunged 300 metres to her death in the French Pyrenees was devoured by vultures before rescuers could reach her.

The 52-year-old woman was trekking on the Pic de Pista with friends when she fell to her death after attempting to take a shortcut, the Daily Mail reports.



Only bones, clothes and shoes were left when emergency services reached her body.



Furious locals are demanding authorities take action against the endangered carrion-eaters.



Fear of the birds has been growing in recent years, which have reportedly also started attacking live animals since the EC ruled that dead livestock must be burned due to the danger of Mad Cow transmission.



The ruling has reportedly hit the vultures' food supply, forcing the birds to look further afield for food.



Local mayor Didier Pericou reportedly told The Times that the seach party saw the vultures while looking for the woman but didn't realise what they were doing.



'There were only bones, clothes and shoes left on the ground.



'They took 40 to 50 minutes to eat the body.'