1 dead, 3 injured in northern B.C. avalanche
CBC
One person has died and three are injured after an avalanche hit a group of heliskiers in northern British Columbia on Tuesday afternoon.
A spokesperson with The Last Frontier Heliskiing Team told CBC in an email the fatality and injuries happened when five people were caught in the avalanche at the remote Bell 2 Lodge, around 150 kilometres north of Stewart, B.C.
The B.C. Coroners Service has confirmed it is investigating the fatality.
It has been a particularly bad winter for avalanche fatalities in B.C., with the death toll now at 13 since January.
More to come.
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