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Clinging La Nina ushers in spring temperature divide after last hurrah of winterHe and another man had been out snowmobiling on Shrine Mountain west of Vail Pass when they set off the avalanche, according to the Summit County Rescue Group .Personnel and dog teams with the Summit County Rescue Group, along with two deputies with the Summit County Sheriff’s Office, responded to the scene.
“Approximately 2 feet down, two feet under the snow, we’ve just uncovered him,” one deputy can be heard saying off camera. “He is breathing, conscious and is speaking to us.”His survival after being buried for that long is nothing short of extraordinary, as most people buried by avalanches usually suffocate and die within 15 minutes, according to Michael Schilling with the Summit County Sheriff’s Office.
The buried man was moved off the field by snowmobile and a gurney on skis, and then transported by ambulance to a local hospital. SCRG said he suffered mainly from the early stages of hypothermia.brought heavy snowfall to the area. SCRG said the avalanche danger the day of the incident was rated by the CAIC as “high,” or 4 out of 5.Personnel and dog teams with the Summit County Rescue Group, along with two deputies with the Summit County Sheriff’s Office, rescued the man.
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