Two people were killed after getting swept up by a massive avalanche in a mountain pass in British Columbia, Canadian authorities said
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The two skiers were climbing by foot on a slope near the Alaskan border when they were buried by the avalanche, which barreled into a terrain trap, Avalanche Canada said. A third skier who was with the victims was partially buried but managed to get free and used a satellite messaging system to get help, the organization said. The skiers were friends from Haines, Alaska, the Haines Volunteer Fire Department said in a news release.
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