Police officer killed in B.C. avalanche ID'd as 43-year-old husband, father
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The Nelson, B.C., police officer killed in an avalanche Monday has been identified as Wade Tittemore, 43-year-old constable who had a wife and two sons.
Two police officers were caught up in an avalanche while skiing in B.C.'s West Kootenays on Monday, leaving one of them dead and the other critically injured.
On Tuesday, the Nelson Police Department identified the deceased as Wade Tittemore, a 43-year-old constable who left behind a wife and two sons.
Chief Donovan Fisher issued a statement offering condolences to Tittemore's loved ones, and describing the "profound effect" his death has had on the department and community at large.
"Nelson is one of the smallest municipal police forces in Canada, and we are like one big family," Fisher said.
Police said Tittemore had been working in Nelson for four years, and previously spent 11 years with the Calgary Police Service.
Authorities identified the other officer as Const. Mathieu Nolet.
The two men were skiing near Goat Range Provincial Park when the avalanche struck early Monday afternoon.
