The Salt Lake County sheriff's office says the body of 38-year-old David Éthier was recovered Tuesday after an avalanche in the mountains near Salt Lake City.
A file photo shows Salt Lake County Sheriff Search and Rescue crews as they respond to the top of Millcreek Canyon, near Salt Lake City, where four skiers died in an avalanche, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-The Salt Lake Tribune, Francisco Kjolseth, *MANDATORY CREDIT*.The Salt Lake County sheriff’s office says the body of 38-year-old David Éthier was recovered Tuesday.
Deputy Arlan Bennett says Éthier had been splitboarding in the Millcreek Canyon area on Saturday, but was swept under the snow during an avalanche.For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. He says a rescue operation began Sunday evening after a family came across Éthier’s dog and later found his car at a trailhead.Tax changes are coming in 2025. Here’s what Canadians need to know“Further up on the peak towards the area where he would have been at, it was snowing pretty much constantly,” he said. “There was only a small window of opportunity for us to get the chopper up,” he said.Sheriff Rosie Rivera called it a “heartbreaking tragedy” in a statement.
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