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Avalanche in Salt River & Wyoming Ranges, Wyoming

Avalanche February 17, 2021 · Salt River & Wyoming Ranges, Wyoming

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

Please see narrative for details.

The wider storm

A group of 9 snowmobilers were riding in the Squaw Creek Drainage and triggered a slab avalanche. One person was buried under 4 to 5 feet of avalanche debris with three others buried up to their necks. The man was excavated and given CPR but did not survive.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 940634. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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