Anyone know more about this, or can confirm it?
Sunday, January 18, 2009 09:35 AM
Tumbler Ridge, B.C. - An avalanche has claimed another snowmobiler. A man was buried in a snow slide yesterday afternoon in the Tumbler Ridge area.
The man was riding with a group of other riders and had been high marking by himself while his group sat at the bottom of a ridge when the avalanche took place.
The members of the group were able to get to the area where he was buried and attempted a rescue however he was recovered too late.
This brings to fifteen the number of avalanche deaths this winter in the province.
Sunday, January 18, 2009 09:35 AM
Tumbler Ridge, B.C. - An avalanche has claimed another snowmobiler. A man was buried in a snow slide yesterday afternoon in the Tumbler Ridge area.
The man was riding with a group of other riders and had been high marking by himself while his group sat at the bottom of a ridge when the avalanche took place.
The members of the group were able to get to the area where he was buried and attempted a rescue however he was recovered too late.
This brings to fifteen the number of avalanche deaths this winter in the province.
