US EditionThree heli-skiers killed in northwest B.C. avalanche were Swiss nationals: consulate
WorkSafeBC classifies the slide as a serious workplace incident amid warnings of high avalanche danger following heavy snowfall and an atmospheric river event.
- On Sunday, an avalanche on Mount Knauss near Terrace killed three Swiss heli-skiers and critically injured a fourth person. The group was skiing with White Wilderness Heliskiing when the slide occurred.
- WorkSafeBC has launched an investigation into the incident, classifying it as a "serious workplace incident." The agency is examining causes and preventive measures to avoid similar deaths.
- Avalanche Canada public forecaster Zoe Ryan says March is statistically "the most dangerous month" for slides, as "quite a large natural avalanche cycle" followed last week's atmospheric river event. The region retains mid-winter snowpack conditions.
- The Swiss Consulate General in Vancouver is assisting family members of the victims. European media confirmed the three were Swiss citizens, though the foreign ministry declined further details citing privacy protections.
- Andrew Kidd, director of prevention field services at WorkSafeBC, stated employers must "ensure conditions are continuously monitored, workers are properly trained, supervised, and informed, and that work is postponed or stopped when conditions are unsafe.
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Three Heli-Skiers Killed in Northwest BC Avalanche Were Swiss Nationals: Consulate
A Swiss government official has confirmed the three people who died in an avalanche in northwestern British Columbia on Sunday were Swiss nationals. Silvana Renggli with the Consulate General of Switzerland in Vancouver says in an email that the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs is providing assistance to the families of those killed in the slide north of Terrace, B.C. It says no further details could be provided for privacy reasons. T…
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Three heli-skiers killed in northwest B.C. avalanche were Swiss nationals: consulate
A Swiss government official has confirmed the three people who died in an avalanche in northwestern British Columbia on Sunday were Swiss nationals.
The three were captured by an avalanche during heliskiing in the province of British Columbia, in western Canada.
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B.C. heli-ski company suspends service after avalanche that killed three
A heli-ski company in northwestern British Columbia says one of its guides is undergoing surgery in Vancouver after surviving an avalanche on Sunday that killed three skiers, and the company has halted service until further notice.
Operations suspended at B.C. heli-skiing company after 3 Swiss nationals killed in avalanche
The Swiss Consulate General in Vancouver has confirmed the three people killed in Sunday's avalanche in northern B.C. were Swiss nationals. They were part of a group of four that was heli-skiing on Mount Knauss, about 30 kilometres north of Terrace.
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