Avalanche — Baker, Oregon

2014-02-11 · Baker, Oregon

Event narrative

Four people in a party of eight were caught in an avalanche about ten miles north of Halfway, Oregon or near Cornucopia around noon PST. Two are deceased, a guide and a client, and are awaiting recovery. Two were seriously injured: one female with 2 broken legs and one broken arm, one male with a broken leg.

Wider weather episode

An avalanche killed two people and seriously injured two others near Cornucopia Mountain in northern Baker County, Oregon.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 488081. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.