Kaslo RCMP said two groups of skiers were waiting in a staging area below the tree line of the Clute Creek watershed when they were swept away by an avalanche.
Kaslo RCMP said two groups of skiers were waiting in a staging area below the tree line of the Clute Creek watershed when they were swept away by an avalanche.
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Three men were killed in an avalanche on the east side of Kootenay Lake on Monday.
In a release, Kaslo RCMP said that around 1 p.m., two groups of skiers had just finished skiing the bowl and were waiting in a staging area below the tree line of the Clute Creek watershed.
The pilot of a transport helicopter was nearing the group when they saw an avalanche start to happen and sounded the siren.
One group of skiers ran out of the way, however, the other group of four was swept away into the tree line.
Three of the men were found dead — a 44-year-old man from Whistler, a 45-year-old man from Idaho and the 53-year-old guide from Kaslo.
The fourth man, a 40-year-old from Nelson, was found alive but suffered critical injuries, Kaslo RCMP said.
More to come.
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