US EditionAvalanche kills 16-year-old boy in Alaska
- A 16-year-old boy from Soldotna died in an avalanche at Turnagain Pass on March 22, 2025, while snowmachining with a group.
- Witnesses reported that he triggered the avalanche, which was notably 2 to 3 feet deep and 500 feet wide.
- Rescuers retrieved the buried rider after about one hour, but he was deceased when dug out.
- The avalanche center had noted considerable danger for the area on the day of the incident, with previous human-triggered avalanches reported.
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