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Avalanche

jodywy

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Went to the movie last night , Sue got a text we look at when the movie was over. 2 men my age and Mom’s Doctor got killed in an avalanche this afternoon. Doctor Bennett has 4 young children the youngest is only 18 months old.
 

jodywy

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http://www.trib.com/articles/2008/01/13/news/wyoming/fd0cccd26582f62e872573cf001178a5.txt
Three die in avalanche in Star Valley
Sunday, January 13, 2008 2:05 AM MST

Three men were found dead Saturday afternoon in the Cottonwood Lake area in Star Valley, the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office reported.

The names of the men were not released by the sheriff's office, which noted the men were caught in an avalanche while snowmobiling.

The men were found by the Star Valley Search and Rescue team Saturday, the sheriff's office noted in the release.

It's not known how long the men had been in the area, a sheriff's dispatcher said.
 

jodywy

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http://www.starvalleyindependent.co...obiling-fatalities-over-the-weekend/#more-373
Three snowmobiling fatalities over the weekend.
By Dan Dockstader on Jan 14, 2008 in Featured

Three Star Valley snowmobilers were killed in a massive avalanche on Saturday.

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that Alan Jensen, 55, Kim Steed, 51, and Dr. Scott Bennett, 42, all residents of the Smoot area, were trapped and died in an avalanche in the Cottonwood Lake area of the Bridger Teton National Forest.

At 2 p.m. Saturday, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a snowmobiler in the Cottonwood area that three snowmobilers were trapped in an avalanche.

Star Valley Search & Rescue and the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene. A search was conducted of the slide area and all three victims were found. Two of the three victims were wearing beacons which assisted in the recovery. The avalanche was estimated to travel a half-mile from the top of a ravine and settled in at the bottom of the ravine where it was estimated to be approximately 10 acres wide, with an average depth of 10 feet.

Jensen, Steed and Bennett were all experienced snowmobilers and had snowmobiled in the the Cottonwood area on regular basis.

The bodies were transported to Lincoln County Coroner’s Office Saturday night. Lincoln County Coroner Mike Richins determined that all three victims died as a result of compression asphyxia.
 
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Anonymous

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http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/01/14/news/state/40-avalanche.txt

Big one at Whitefish Mt. killed 2 skiers, more missing...Must be one of those years again...

Sorry to hear about the folks in your area jody.....
 
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