REVELSTOKE, BC – A heli-skier has been killed in an avalanche north of Revelstoke.
RCMP confirm officers assisted the BC Coroner at a remote location in the mountains, about a 45 minute helicopter flight from Revelstoke.
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The snow slide is said to have taken place when a group of heli-skiers were at the base of a slope around 11 A.M. Monday.
A 45-year-old man visiting from Germany was caught up in the avalanche, according to RCMP Staff Sgt. Kurt Grabinsky. Fellow skiers dug the man out of 3 meters of snow and attempted CPR, but without success.
RCMP say the avalanche was large enough to destroy mature trees in its path.
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