Five snowmobilers die in British Columbia due to avalache

The five snowmobilers who died Friday in a major avalanche near the B.C. Interior community of McBride were all men from Alberta, ranging in age from 41 to 55.

The slide happened in the Renshaw area east of McBride, about 210 kilometres southeast of Prince George. RCMP say it was reported at 1:30 p.m. after two personal emergency GPS beacons were activated.

RCMP said four separate groups of snowmobilers totalling 17 people were caught in the avalanche path or buried to some degree, but they have all been accounted for.

At least one person suffered a non-life-threatening injury and 11 people were flown out at the time of the rescue efforts.


Source: BBC
Mon 1 Feb 2016 at 09:55