Avalanche Canada says three snowmobilers weremriding above Whirlpool Lake on Saturday when two of the riders were caught up in a slide.
The avalanche safety organization says a trio of snowmobilers was riding a slope above Whirlpool Lake on Saturday when two of the riders were caught up in a slide.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter.
It says the other riders found and dug the buried rider out and did CPR before search and rescue arrived and transported the victim to Invermere in a helicopter. Avalanche Canada says the trio was riding a slope in the Thunderwater Lake area when the avalanche occurred. Avalanche Canada and alpine enthusiasts have sounded the alarm about the province’s dangerously unstable snowpack in some areas, with more than a dozen people killed in slides this season.when they were buried by a snow slide near Panorama Mountain Resort.
They were part of a group of 10 heli-skiiers on vacation to celebrate the recent completion of a thesis by one of the victims of the avalanche.The two were part of a group of five snowboarders and one skier who were in an area known as Terminator 2.5, said Avalanche Canada in a report.Const. Mathieu Nolet died at the scene, while Const. Wade Tittemore died in hospital two weeks later.
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