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February 22, 2021 7:35 AM Associated Press
From Sawtooth Avalanche Center/Facebook
STANLEY, Idaho (AP) A snowmobiler was killed after getting swept away by a large avalanche in the Sawtooth Mountains in central Idaho.
The rider triggered the avalanche Friday while riding up the slope, according to the Sawtooth Avalanche Center. He was carried 600 feet and was found by his partners on the surface. The rider had deployed an airbag, CBS-2 reported.
“The avalanche ran into a well-defined gully that acted as a terrain trap, and debris piled up to an estimated depth of 20-30 feet,” the center said.
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Staff from the U.S. Forest Service Avalanche Center examined the avalanche site on Friday. Author: KTVB Staff Updated: 9:11 PM MST February 20, 2021
BOISE, Idaho A person died in an avalanche on Friday afternoon, according to the Sawtooth Avalanche Center.
The center tweeted out at about 2:45 p.m. MT Friday that a snowmobiler was killed in an avalanche in the Smiley Creek drainage, about eight miles southwest of Galena Summit, which is northwest of Ketchum.
The snowmobiler s party was unable to revive him, the center said.
The Sawtooth Avalanche Center said, We extend our heartfelt condolences to the victim s friends and family.
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