Utah Snowmobiler Dies In Idaho Avalanche
We are learning a bit more information on the avalanche that killed a Utah man in the Idaho wilderness.
25-year-old Ryan White of Bountiful was swept away on Mount Jefferson near Island Park on Monday.
He was snowmobiling with friends at the time of the slide.
25 members of the Fremont County Search and Rescue showed up to help.
When they finally pulled white out of the snow, he was dead.
Officials believe the tracks made from his snowmobile triggered the wall of snow, estimated to be about eight feet tall and a half mile wide.
“If they only had known what the conditions were and heeded that warning chances are they wouldn’t have perished in the avalanche. That person wouldn’t be dead at this time.” said Brett Macker with Freemont County Search and Rescue.
Six other people were with White at the time of the avalanche. They were not hurt.
This is the second fatal snowmobile accident over the holiday weekend in the popular recreation area near Idaho Falls. A former Weber County man died Saturday when his snowmobile slammed into a parked car.
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