Avalanche
After the loss of a friend, my reflection on the role of news in grieving
Avalanche occurred as victims were hiking the main thoroughfare between Anchorage and Seward
One patient had to be extricated from beneath a vehicle; both were transported to a medical center
Intermountain Life Flight Chief Paramedic Rick Black helped to rescue three of the four surviving skiers after a group of eight were caught in the avalanche
A massive new hunk of granite broke off Thursday at the park’s mountaineering mecca of El Capitan
Because of the avalanche risk, escape routes were planned for rescue crews and each participant was equipped with a tracking device in case they were buried under the snow
Two high school students and a Ukrainian skier died in the accident
A dog’s speed and ability to detect human scent can mean the difference between life and death for a skier buried in the snow
Responders are searching for an undetermined number of people still missing after an avalanche of mud and debris swept through the town just before dawn
Grand Teton National Park rangers and SAR personnel rescue four backcountry ski mountaineers after avalanche
The violent earthquake collapsed houses, leveled centuries-old temples and triggered avalanches in the Himalayas
West coast storm - a ‘Pineapple Express’ - dumps torrential rains, causes debris avalanches and mud flows, topples trees, and floods roadways
As soon as the avalanche occurred, rescuers, guides and climbers rushed to help, and all other climbing was suspended
More than 100 neighbors had already rushed to help when responders arrived; the snow crushed a house where a boy was playing outside
It’s the 16th avalanche death nationwide so far this winter
Three were also injured in the third deadly slide in the state in less than a week
2 died and 2 were injured; deep snow and changing weather hindered the rescue team that made its way into the mountain on skis, snowmobiles and snowshoes
