Rescuers say the male victim was able to dig himself out before calling 911 then locating his companion’s snowshoe poking out of the snow
North Shore Rescue workers move a woman to safety along a trail near Pump Peak, in North Vancouver, B.C., in a March 10 handout photo published to social media website Facebook.Rescuers say a woman is lucky to be alive after being caught in an avalanche on Metro Vancouver’s North Shore and being completely buried upside down for up to 20 minutes.
The rescue group says in a Facebook post that the woman was snowshoeing with a companion in the Mount Seymour backcountry when the avalanche struck and buried both. The woman was hypothermic and discoloured from a lack of oxygen, and rescuers called to the scene were able to provide emergency care and bring her down from the mountain.
Rescuers also say the conditions were challenging, with heavy snow and low visibility preventing the use of helicopters and land-based rescue teams only able to reach the victims due to relatively simple terrain.
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