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A snowmobiler killed in an avalanche in the B.C. backcountry on Friday was a father of four from Alberta, CBC News has learned.The Red Deer man, 35, who has not been officially identified, was snowmobiling with six others near Corbin, B.C., about 30 kilometres southeast of Sparwood, when the slide hit.
While the victim’s six friends escaped with their lives, two were later hospitalized with injuries suffered in the slide. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
Initially, B.C. rescue services said the injured pair were rescued on Saturday morning, but the information was later corrected.
It has now been confirmed that the rescue that took place on Saturday was for a person injured Friday in a separate avalanche near Fernie, about 30 kilometres southwest of Sparwood.
B.C. Ambulance Service spokesman Ben Mittelsteadt confirmed the injured person was airlifted to hospital in Fernie on Saturday morning for an assessment and is now in stable condition in a hospital in Cranbrook.
Dangerous weather conditions prevented an overnight rescue, Mittelsteadt said.
He said the injured person was transported No other details were available.
While the victim’s six friends escaped with their lives, two were later hospitalized with injuries suffered in the slide. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
Initially, B.C. rescue services said the injured pair were rescued on Saturday morning, but the information was later corrected.
It has now been confirmed that the rescue that took place on Saturday was for a person injured Friday in a separate avalanche near Fernie, about 30 kilometres southwest of Sparwood.
B.C. Ambulance Service spokesman Ben Mittelsteadt confirmed the injured person was airlifted to hospital in Fernie on Saturday morning for an assessment and is now in stable condition in a hospital in Cranbrook.
Dangerous weather conditions prevented an overnight rescue, Mittelsteadt said.
He said the injured person was transported No other details were available.
