Seven snowmobilers are now confirmed dead and one other man is still missing after two avalanches buried them near the town of Fernie, British Columbia.
The bodies were found late Monday afternoon as searchers plowed through avalanche debris near Fernie in British Columbia’s Elk Valley, about 550 miles east of Vancouver, said Royal Canadian Mounted Police Cpl. Chris Faulkner. . . . Eleven snowmobilers were hit by back-to-back avalanches on Sunday. Eight were buried but three from the group clawed through the snow and reached safety. . . . The snowmobilers were well-outfitted, dressed warmly and many had the proper safety equipment,” said Faulkner.
The names of the deceased have not yet been released by the RCMP.
[Link: Associated Press]
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