Snowmobiler killed in East Kootenay avalanche from Red Deer
By Contributor
CBC news is reporting a snowmobiler killed in an avalanche in the B.C. backcountry on Friday was a father of four from Alberta.
The Red Deer man, 35, who has not been officially identified, was snowmobiling with six others near Corbin, B.C., about 30 kilometres southeast of Sparwood, when the slide hit.
While the victim’s six friends escaped with their lives, two were later hospitalized with injuries suffered in the slide. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
The snowslides hit the same day the Canadian Avalanche Centre issued a warning to recreational backcountry users that conditions are ripe for triggering avalanches because of weak layers in the snowpack.
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