DENVER (KDVR) — A 41-year-old girl from Crested Butte died in an avalanche Thursday, Silverton Medical Rescue reported.
The incident was reported within the space identified regionally as “The Nostril,” which is close to Ophir Move, simply north of Silverton. The San Juan County Sheriff’s Workplace and Silverton Medical Rescue had been alerted to an avalanche accident via a satellite tv for pc emergency communications alert at about 1:09 p.m. on Thursday, the companies reported on Fb.
The companies discovered {that a} Crested Butte girl was snowboarding within the space with a male companion and had been caught, carried and critically buried, leading to her dying.
Her ski companion was additionally caught within the avalanche however was in a position to ski out of the transferring snow, in accordance with the companies. Others within the space responded to the avalanche and helped dig out the girl, who was lifeless when positioned.
The Silverton Medical Rescue Avalanche Response workforce arrived within the space at about 1:57 p.m., and the lifeless skier was extracted from the Center Fork of Mineral Creek.
The companies mentioned 27 workforce members responded to the incident representing Silverton Medical Rescue, La Plata County Search & Rescue and the San Juan County Sheriff’s Workplace together with workforce members from Silverton Avalanche Faculty, Colorado Avalanche Info Heart and Silverton Mountain. The Silverton Medical Rescue Staff, in its social media submit, thanked Silverton Mountain for offering its helicopter and crew to help the search and rescue mission on Ophir as we speak.
“I wish to thank all the emergency responders who practice arduous and stand prepared to answer incidents just like the one we had as we speak,” mentioned Michael Burton, Incident Commander, Silverton Medical Rescue, within the launch.
The Silverton Medical Rescue Staff additionally prolonged condolences to the household, buddies and neighborhood of Crested Butte. The Colorado Avalanche Info Heart mentioned it could have employees go to the positioning on Friday.
That is the second deadly avalanche in Colorado throughout the 2024-2025 winter season. Each have been reported within the San Juan Mountains. Present avalanche situations are decrease than they’ve been in earlier days and weeks, however avalanche hazard remains to be current.
