One particular person died in an avalanche within the Thunderwater Lake driving space north of Panorama, BC
Avalanche Canada says a bunch of three was snowmobiling above Whirlpool Lake on Saturday when two riders had been caught in an avalanche that was reportedly triggered close to a rocky half on a slope.
One rider managed to trip to the facet and keep away from the avalanche, however the different was buried in about two meters of snow. The opposite members of the social gathering eliminated the particular person from the snow and carried out CPR. Columbia Valley Search and Rescue evacuated the rider by helicopter to BC Ambulance Service in Invermere, BC, however the particular person didn’t survive.
Avalanche Canada stated a number of critical avalanche accidents have been reported in latest days as harmful situations proceed throughout western Canada.
