GoFundMe set up for family of Preston man killed in avalanche
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Allen Foss | Obituary photo
MONTPELIER A GoFundMe page has been set up to help the family of a Preston man killed in an Idaho avalanche Saturday.
Allen Foss, 48, was buried in a large avalanche slide on the east side of Sherman Peak. A report from the Utah Avalanche Center indicates the Bear Lake County Sheriff’s Office was notified of the avalanche and several people rushed to the site around 11 a.m.
Officials who visited the avalanche site say a steep 37-degree slope gave way with snow traveling 1,000 feet down the gully. It has not been reported how deep Foss was buried, but officials described it as “a large amount of snow.”
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MONTPELIER (KPVI) — The Bear Lake County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a man who died in an avalanche in the area of Sherman Peak. After the avalanche occurred on Saturday, the sheriff’s office was notified that at least one individual had been trapped and likely buried in the snow. Search and Rescue […]