At least 2 snowmobilers dead in Canadian avalanche

By Associated Press
Sunday, March 14, 2010 - Updated 5 months ago

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REVELSTOKE, British Columbia — An avalanche that killed at least two people at an informal snowmobile rally in Canada’s Rocky Mountains may have been triggered by three daredevil sledders who apparently unleashed a deadly wall of snow on up to 200 people below, witnesses said Sunday.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said an even worse tragedy may have been averted because many of the snowmobilers had come equipped with avalanche recovery equipment and dug people out even before rescuers arrived at the scene.

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