SYLVAN LAKE, Alta. – The wife of an Alberta snowmobiler who died in an avalanche in B.C.’s West Kootenay region on Saturday says her husband’s last act may have saved someone’s life.
Kathy McCoy says she has been told by family members that her husband Chris McCoy helped free a man whose snowmobile became stuck just before they were caught in an avalanche.
She says Chris, who had just celebrated his 36th birthday on Valentine’s Day, died from his injuries, but the man he helped free survived.
RCMP and rescue teams were called to save two men caught in an avalanche on Saturday on Boulder Mountain, near Revelstoke.
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McCoy says Chris, who is from Sylvan Lake, was a man who loved snowmobiling and the outdoors.
Initial reports said three people were in the area when the slide occurred, but police now say a total of four snowmobilers, all from Alberta, were present.
Police say all riders were equipped with safety gear and beacons.
The BC Coroner’s service is investigating the deaths.
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