A snowboarder is being blamed for triggering an avalanche on Mt. Jumbo that destroyed a home in the Missoula, Montana neighborhood of Rattlesnake Valley, burying three people, according to a story on Mail Online.
The avalanche on Friday roared down Mount Jumbo and through a neighborhood northeast of downtown Missoula, several blocks from the University of Montana. . . The three people remained hospitalized Saturday, a day after the avalanche slid down 4,768-foot Mount Jumbo into the northeast Missoula neighborhood, a St. Patrick Hospital spokeswoman said. . . Fred Allendorf, 66, a retired professor from the University of Montana, is in serious condition while his wife, Michel Colville, is in critical condition, hospital spokeswoman JoAnn Hoven said. . . The avalanche was 1,800 feet long and about 300 feet wide at the crown, said Steve Karkanen, director of the Missoula-based West Central Montana Avalanche Center. It came down a 35-degree slope and was then funneled into a gully, where it picked up energy, he said.
Sadly, Michel Colville, 68, has died from her injuries according to a story in the Missoulian.
Michel Colville, 68, was in her home when the slide hit the residence, burying her for nearly three hours before she was found by rescuers. She died Sunday night.
Our thoughst are with her entire family, especially her husband.
[Link: Mail Online & Missoulian]
