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6 Ill-Equipped US Soldiers Were Injured After Avalanche Warning Signs Were Ignored

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The Army Mountain Warfare School knew that conditions meant a slide was likely but pushed ahead with training exercises anyway, according to an Army accident report on a Vermont avalanche that sent five soldiers to the hospital in March. VTDigger obtained a heavily redacted version of the report through a Freedom of Information Act request. The analysis of what caused the accident, […]

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AvyBrains | September 21, 2018
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The Six Soldiers Injured in a Vermont Avalanche were Conducting a Safety Appraisal on the Slope

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The six US soldiers that were injured in an avalanche during a training exercise in Vermont were part of an advanced group conducting a safety appraisal of the slope and setting up a ropes course, Vermont National Guard officials said Friday. Two soldiers remained hospitalized Friday in good and fair conditions while they recover from injuries suffered in the Wednesday […]

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SnowBrains | March 19, 2018
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