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Search and rescue crews recovered the physique of a lacking snowmobiler buried within the Colorado mountains after an avalanche Saturday that had already claimed the lifetime of one other individual, authorities mentioned.
The physique of the 52-year-old man was transported Sunday morning to the Grand County Coroner’s Office, which can decide the reason for demise and launch at a distinct time, the Grand County Sheriff’s Office mentioned in a launch.
“Unfortunately, this is the second fatal avalanche that we have experienced this season in Grand County,” Sheriff Brett Schroetlin mentioned in an announcement. “Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the victims.”
Emergency personnel responded to a report of two snowmobilers buried in an avalanche Saturday afternoon on Corona Pass, within the space of Mount Epworth/Pumphouse Lake close to the city of Winter Park in unincorporated Grand County, authorities mentioned.
First responders, together with close by residents, recovered one of many snowmobilers – a 58-year-old man from northern Colorado, the sheriff’s workplace mentioned.
Despite emergency resuscitation efforts, this sufferer was pronounced lifeless on the scene.
Responders have been unable to search out the second buried male Saturday and have been compelled to retreat from the realm attributable to climate and security considerations, authorities mentioned. The search resumed Sunday.
The sheriff’s workplace, Grand County Search and Rescue and the native coroner’s workplace have been in touch with the subsequent of kin for each individuals who have been trapped within the avalanche.
The coroner will launch the deceased individual’s identification and reason behind demise when applicable, the sheriff’s workplace mentioned.