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Avalanche in Western Uinta Mountains, Utah
Avalanche March 7, 2014 · Western Uinta Mountains, Utah
What the National Weather Service wrote
Two brothers were snowmobiling in the Uinta Mountains, on a popular slope in Gold Hill Basin. One of them, a 39-year-old male, triggered an avalanche, which caught, carried, and buried him several feet deep in snow. The other brother was able to dig him out and attempt CPR, but the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
The wider storm
An avalanche in the Uinta Mountains of northeastern Utah resulted in the death of one snowmobiler.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 509004. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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