1 dead after snowmobilers caught in avalanche near Valemount, B.C.
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One person has died after two snowmobilers were caught in an avalanche near Valemount, B.C. Saturday.
One person has died after two snowmobilers were caught in an avalanche near Valemount, B.C. Saturday.
The B.C. RCMP confirmed the fatality Sunday.
"We can confirm one snowmobile passenger died in the avalanche," said spokesperson Cpl. Alex Berube in an email, adding that the BC Coroners Service has taken over the investigation and that search and rescue crews were going to try to recover the body.
Avalanche Canada, which is warning of dangerous conditions in the area, provided more detail about the incident in an update online.
"One person managed to ride away from the avalanche, while the other was fully buried. The survivor was able to locate the buried victim but they were found to be unresponsive," the post says.
The avalanche occurred in the Oasis snowmobile area around 11:30 a.m. and was remote triggered.
"Remote-triggered avalanches are avalanches that occur away from the point where they are triggered. They happen when a slab fractures the weak layer below it but does not produce an avalanche at the site of the fracture," according to Avalanche Canada.
