The names of the men who died in an avalanche near Lone Peak on Thursday are released.
An Intermountain LifeFlight helicopter hoists a person before landing near Hidden Valley Park in Sandy, Thursday, May 9, 2024.
The two men who were buried in an avalanche Thursday near Lone Peak in Little Cottonwood Canyon have been identified.A third man, whom Salt Lake County Sheriff Rosie Rivera said is from Utah, survived the 500-foot slide through the Big Willow Aprons at an elevation of 10,600 feet. He was delivered to Hidden Valley Park in Draper early Thursday afternoon via a Flight For Life helicopter.
The trio began their trek at 5 a.m. Thursday from Hidden Valley Park, according to a UPD news release. They were about five hours into the ascent and boot-packing near the top of the cirque when a slab broke off and buried all three of them. The survivor, who was in the lead according to a Utah Avalanche Center report, was pushed to looker’s right of a sharp ridge through the center of the cirque. The other two were washed down the left side.
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