Skier Saved After Being Partly Buried by Utah Avalanche

A skier was saved after sustaining major injuries when he was caught in an avalanche in Utah on Wednesday.

According to a preliminary accident report from the Utah Avalanche Center, the solo skier– whose name was not launched– was “captured, brought and partly buried” in an “accidentally activated” avalanche in Neff’s Canyon near Salt Lake City.

Another solo skier heard the male shouting and discovered him buried chest-deep in particles. He had actually been buried for about 45 minutes till he was found, the report states.

The 2nd skier had the ability to call 911, and rescuers from Salt Lake County Browse and Rescue, Wasatch Backcountry Rescue and DPS reacted to the call.

The male was left through “both helicopter and on-foot” and by snowmobile to a trailhead where he was taken by ambulance to a close-by medical center.

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The mishap is presently being examined, the Utah Avalanche center stated.

The rescue comes one day after a man was injured in an avalanche while he and his buddy were backcountry snowboarding in neighboring Little Cottonwood Canyon.

The danger for avalanche risk in the location is “substantial” presently, the Utah Avalanche Center informed KUTV on Tuesday.