Tag: avalanche

Northwestern Alberta man killed in B.C. avalanche

News Erica Fisher - February 11, 2019

A man from northwestern Alberta has been killed in an avalanche. Manager of Strategic Communications for the B.C. Coroners...

Air bags couldn’t help McBride avalanche victims

News Erica Fisher - February 3, 2016

After an avalanche near McBride, B.C. killed five people, including a County of Grande Prairie man, the B.C. Coroners...

Coroner should learn cause of avalanche that killed County of Grande Prairie man

News Erica Fisher - February 1, 2016

B.C. Coroner Barb McLintock says she's confident they'll be able to figure out what triggered an avalanche that killed...

UPDATE: B.C. avalanche victims ID’d

News Erica Fisher - March 23, 2015

UPDATE: The avalanche victims have been identified by the B.C. Coroners Service as 36 year old Curtis Fries of...

Snowmobilers make “heroic” attempts to rescue avalanche victim

News Erica Fisher - February 23, 2015

The friends of a man who died in an avalanche this weekend are being praised for their "heroic" attempts...

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