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Avalanches in Western States Claim the Lives of 3 Snowmobilers in Separate Incidents
Avalanche conditions worsened by recent fresh snow contributed to three snowmobiling deaths in Washington and Wyoming, with two survivors sending distress calls, officials said.
- Last week, avalanches struck backcountry snowmobilers in Washington and Wyoming, killing at least three people in Kittitas County and Lincoln County, according to local sheriff's offices on Friday and Sunday.
- After beneficial fresh snow, rapid warming and sun saturated the new snow, Weather.com meteorologist Jennifer Gray said this raised avalanche danger across the West.
- Friday around 4 p.m., four men were caught near Longs Pass; Paul Markoff, 38, and Erik Henne, 43, died while survivors Ian Laing and Patrick Leslie sent a satellite distress call.
- Sunday, a friend dug out Nicholas Bringhurst, 31, of Springville, Utah, near La Barge Creek, Lincoln County, Wyoming and began CPR, but he was later pronounced dead; the coroner's office will determine the exact cause.
- Avalanche authorities emphasize preparedness and proper rescue gear for backcountry travel; the National Avalanche Center urges checking maps and forecasts and experts recommend carrying an avalanche probe, shovel, transceiver, airbag, GPS, and first aid kit.
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Avalanches in western states claim the lives of 3 snowmobilers in separate incidents
At least three people have died in separate incidents over the last week after getting caught in an avalanche while snowmobiling in Washington and Wyoming.A 31-year-old man from Utah was snowmobiling with a friend Sunday afternoon near La Barge Creek in Wyoming when he got caught in an avalanche, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office.The sheriff's office said it was contacted via satellite communication device for the emergency incide…
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