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Avalanche in B.C. backcountry traps snowmobiler; two others survive
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at 21:23 on January 11, 2009, EDT.
By THE CANADIAN PRESS
ENDERBY, B.C. - At least one snowmobiler has been trapped by an avalanche in the British Columbia Interior.
The RCMP says three people were snowmobiling on Mara Mountain, northeast of Enderby, when the avalanche struck Sunday afternoon.
Two snowmobilers were able to get themselves out, but the pair had to leave a third person behind.
Vernon RCMP spokesman Gordon Molendyk says search-and-rescue teams have been sent to the area, and they'll assess whether it's safe to search on Monday morning.
The police aren't releasing any details about the missing man or the two survivors.
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at 21:23 on January 11, 2009, EDT.
By THE CANADIAN PRESS
ENDERBY, B.C. - At least one snowmobiler has been trapped by an avalanche in the British Columbia Interior.
The RCMP says three people were snowmobiling on Mara Mountain, northeast of Enderby, when the avalanche struck Sunday afternoon.
Two snowmobilers were able to get themselves out, but the pair had to leave a third person behind.
Vernon RCMP spokesman Gordon Molendyk says search-and-rescue teams have been sent to the area, and they'll assess whether it's safe to search on Monday morning.
The police aren't releasing any details about the missing man or the two survivors.