JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — Two skiers were caught in an avalanche yesterday, one escaped serious injury, the other is dead.
Teton County Search and Rescue responded to a report of skiers caught in a slide in the Game Creek drainage on the western slope of the Tetons, near Victor, Idaho at approximately 3:30pm on Thursday, March 17. Initial reports indicated that an older man and older woman were buried and uncovered by their companions. The man was unconscious and not breathing. Companions initiated CPR. The woman was breathing, conscious, and ambulatory. Exact circumstances of the slide event are unclear at this time.
TCSAR responded via helicopter as companions on the ground continued CPR. While TCSAR was enroute, it was determined that the male skier had passed away. The volunteers arrived on scene and transported the woman via helicopter out of the backcountry to a waiting ambulance.
Identification of the deceased skier is awaiting notification of next of kin. More details about this event will be released as the accident is investigated. This is Wyoming’s second avalanche fatality of the season, and the first in the Tetons.
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