Ste-Angele-de-Mérici, Quebec – On January 5, 2018 a snowmobiler was caught and buried in an avalanche while riding on steep slopes in a gravel pit near the intersection of Route 132 and Hudon Road in Ste-Angele-de-Mérici in Quebec in Eastern Canada. The rider died on January 9 in the hospital.
Avalanche.ca reports that the snowmobilers were climbing steep slopes in the gravel pit during a storm. They note that the 1st rider triggered a slide at the top of a slope that caught and buried the 2nd rider. Both the rider and the snowmobile were completely buried.
The 1st rider alerted rescuers. Rescue was delayed due to poor road conditions. The buried rider was recovered after approximately one hour with serious injuries. Rescuers transported him to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
The size 2 avalanche occurred at a Lat/Long of 48.5284 -68.1172 at an elevation of 80 meters.
CKMN.fm identified the victim as 24-year-old Jean-Philippe Harvey.
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See Also: Global Avalanche Accidents 2017/2018
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