If CFMU data I'm looking at is correct (an assumption) then the last reporting point reached was LUSOL and it reported at FL380. The town of Digne is only about 20nm away from LUSOL so an extreme descent rate of -14000fpm might sound silly but would be in line with something catastrophic
Yes but Barcelonette, near where the plane actually came down, is another 40 nm from Digne which reduces the assumed descent rate by two thirds.