Snowshoer recovered from B.C. avalanche after being buried upside down for at least 15 minutes: rescue team
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A B.C. snowshoer was rescued from an avalanche in Mount Seymour's backcountry over the weekend after being buried for several minutes.
A B.C. snowshoer was rescued from an avalanche in Mount Seymour's backcountry over the weekend after being buried for several minutes.
North Shore Rescue said it was called Sunday afternoon for its highest-priority call: Code Alpha, or avalanche with burial.
The rescue team said a pair of snowshoers were hiking Pump Peak when an avalanche hit the area, knocking one of the them off his feet.
"After the first snowshoer was able to dig himself out with his hands, his companion was nowhere to be seen, and his shouts were met with silence," a social media post shared by North Shore Rescue said, adding the man called 911 to speak to a search-and-rescue team.
"Thankfully, he was able to locate a snowshoe poking out of the snowpack, and from there, was able to uncover his companion who had been buried upside down."
NSR said the woman was "completely buried" for 15 to 20 minutes.
"She had a lower state of responsiveness, was cyanotic, and was quite hypothermic, but when she uncovered, was responsive," NSR's post said.
