Avalanche in Colorado leaves one person dead, another still buried, sheriff's office says - Fox News

One idiosyncratic died successful an avalanche successful Colorado connected Saturday and rescue teams are inactive searching for different unfortunate buried successful the snow.

According to the Grand County Sheriff's Office, Search and Rescue teams responded to a study of an avalanche astatine astir 2:15 p.m. connected Saturday connected Corona Pass adjacent the Town of Winter Park.

Two snowmobilers were near buried successful the avalanche, the sheriff's bureau said.

Emergency responders and citizens successful the country assisting successful betterment efforts were capable to find 1 of the victims. The 58-year-old antheral was pronounced dormant astatine the country and was transferred to the Grand County Coroner’s Office.

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One idiosyncratic died successful an avalanche successful Colorado connected Saturday and rescue teams are inactive searching for different unfortunate buried successful the snow. (Grand County Sheriff)

Rescuers failed to find the 2nd victim, a male, and were forced to retreat from the country due to the fact that of weather and information concerns. 

The sheriff's bureau said Search and Rescue teams would instrumentality to the country aboriginal connected Sunday to proceed betterment efforts.

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Emergency responders and citizens successful the country assisting successful betterment efforts were capable to find 1 of the 2 victims. (Grand County Sheriff)

Officials person been successful interaction with some victims' families and are providing support.

"Unfortunately, this is the 2nd fatal avalanche that we person experienced this play successful Grand County," Grand County Sheriff Brett Schroetlin said successful a property release. "Our thoughts are with the household and friends of the victims. We promote those recreating successful our backcountry to regularly show the conditions and travel the proposal of our avalanche professionals astatine Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC)."

Rescuers failed to find the 2nd unfortunate and were forced to retreat from the country due to the fact that of upwind and information concerns.  (Grand County Sheriff)

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The decedent’s individuality and origin and mode of decease volition beryllium released by the Coroner astatine a aboriginal date, the sheriff's bureau said.