Esmeralda Peak, Washington – On Saturday, March 3, 2018 two snowmobilers were caught, buried, and killed in an avalanche at 4600 feet north of Esmeralda Peak near the North Fork of the Teanaway River north of Cle Elum in Washington.
A group of 4 snowmobilers were involved in the avalanche. Two were killed. One suffered minor injuries and another suffered major injuries and was transported to the hospital.
YakimaHerald.com identified the victims as 27-year-old Zach Roundtree and 41-year-old James Larson, a Bonney Lake Police Officer.
NWAC.us reports that the avalanche occurred on 3/3/18 on the North Fork Teanaway in Washington. They will post more information when it is available.
We will try to update this post when more information is available.
See Also: Global Avalanche Accidents 2017/2018
Read more about the avalanche near Esmeralda Peak in Washington from the following sources:
- YakimaHerald.com
- Q13Fox.com
- KimaTV.com
- KIRO7.com
- DailyRecordNews.com
- Patch.com
- SeattleTimes.com
- Avalanche.org
- Avalanche.State.Co.Us
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