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May 18, 2021 4:52 PM By THOMAS PEIPERT
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Thomas Peipert
FILE - In this March 22, 2021, file photo, a sign warns backcountry users about avalanche blasting near the Continental Divide near Vail, Colo. Evan Hannibal, of Vail, and Tyler DeWitt, of Silverthorne, were involved in an avalanche in the area last spring that buried a service road and destroyed an expensive avalanche mitigation system. Prosecutors have dropped their bid for $168,000 in damages from two snowboarders who triggered a slide that buried a service road and destroyed an expensive avalanche mitigation system in Colorado s backcountry.
Thomas Peipert
FILE - In this March 22, 2021, file photo, Evan Hannibal poses for a portrait outside his home in Vail, Colo. Prosecutors have dropped their bid for $168,000 in damages from two snowboarders who triggered a slide that buried a service road and destroyed an expensive avalanche mitigation system in Colorado s backcountr
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The backcountry ski zone above the Eisenhower/Johnson Memorial Tunnels is pictured May 20, 2020. Tyler DeWitt and Evan Hannibal are expected to accept a plea agreement in their case after triggering an avalanche above the Loop Road in March 2020.
Photo by Liz Copan / Summit Daily archives
Evan Hannibal and Tyler DeWitt, the men who triggered an avalanche near the Eisenhower/Johnson Memorial Tunnels last year, are expected to accept a plea agreement next month, according to their defense attorney Jason Flores-Williams.
On March 25, 2020, DeWitt and Hannibal were backcountry snowboarding when they triggered an avalanche that damaged a remote avalanche control unit and buried the Loop Road above the tunnels 20 feet deep in debris. Both men were charged with a misdemeanor count of reckless endangerment for the incident.
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Lake County sheriff relieved after coroner filed resignation following arrest
Shannon Kent and his wife, Staci, are due in court Monday
Speaking publicly for the first time since charges were levied by the Lake County district attorney earlier this week, Lake County Sheriff Amy Reyes said she was relieved when she learned that Coroner Shannon Kent had tendered his resignation on April 30.
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Potential victims:
District Attorney Heidi McCollum urges anyone with concerns about any interactions with the Kents or their six Colorado funeral homes to contact her offices in Lake County at (719) 486-4170 and Summit County at (970) 453-3514.