8 Snowmobilers Carried and 1 Killed Yesterday by Avalanche in Squaw Creek Area of Wyoming

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A snowmobiler was caught and injured by an avalanche near Independence Pass in Colorado yesterday.

Local media reports that a snowmobiler was killed in an avalanche yesterday in Squaw Creek area in Lincoln County, WY.

A group of eight snowmobilers triggered and were caught in an avalanche in the area up Greys River Road at around 1:30 pm, reports the Jackson Hole News & Guide.

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Greys River Road, WY

One of the group, a 55-year-old man, was buried for 20-minutes before he was dug out. Attempts to revive him with CPR were unsuccessful.

The avalanche forecast was โ€˜considerableโ€™ for the area at that time.

21 people have now died in avalanches in the USA in the past 19-days (27 all winter) making this the deadliest avalanche cycle in US recreational history by far.

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Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center forecast for yesterday, 2/17/21. Credit: BTAC

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