Skier survived avalanche by clinging to tree before saving 2
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A skier caught in an avalanche that killed four people in Utah survived by clinging to a tree through the onslaught of rushing snow and later helped save two people, a forecaster investigating the slide said Tuesday. When the snow stopped moving, a surviving skier let go of the tree and was joined by another skier from his group in the search for others, forecaster Drew Hardesty with the U.S. Forest Service Utah Avalanche Center said. The men, who have not been publicly identified, followed signals from avalanche beacons and dug through several feet of hard-packed snow to free the two people, who turned out to be from the other group. With two more months remaining in ski season, numbers gathered by the Colorado Avalanche Information Center show 22 people have died so far this season in the U.S., including 15 skiers.
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