Snowmobiler killed in fatal avalanche north of Panorama, B.C. | 24CA News

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Published 16.04.2023
Snowmobiler killed in fatal avalanche north of Panorama, B.C.  | 24CA News

One individual has been killed in an avalanche within the Thunderwater Lake driving space north of Panorama, B.C.

Avalanche Canada says a celebration of three had been snowmobiling Saturday above Whirlpool Lake when two riders had been caught in an avalanche that was reportedly triggered close to a rocky characteristic on a slope.


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One rider managed to journey off to the facet, avoiding the avalanche, however the different was buried in roughly two metres of snow. The different members of the social gathering pulled the individual out of the snow and carried out CPR. Columbia Valley Search and Rescue evacuated the rider through helicopter to B.C. Ambulance Service in Invermere, B.C., however the individual didn’t survive.

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Avalanche Canada mentioned a number of critical avalanche accidents have been reported over the previous few days as harmful circumstances persist throughout western Canada.