Fatal Flathead County avalanche victim IDâd
MTN News
and last updated 2021-02-08 20:03:31-05
The Flathead County Sheriffâs Office reports that 59-year-old David Cano died in the Saturday snow slide that happened in the Wounded Buck Creek area north of Wildcat Lake.
The Sheriffâs Office was notified at approximately 3:30 p.m. that an avalanche had occurred earlier in the area northeast of Wildcat Lake and that several people had been buried in the snow.
One person was found under the snow after his avalanche pack was seen. CPR was performed, but they were unsuccessful in their efforts.
A northwestern Montana man died after being caught in a weekend avalanche while snowmobiling in the Swan Range east of Kalispell, Flathead County officials said.