Avalanche kills snowmobiler on mountain north of Chase

A snowmobiler has died following an avalanche north of Chase on Sunday morning

Crowfoot Mountain is north of Shuswap Lake, near Celista, 36 kilometres from Chase. The Crowfoot Mountain Snowmobile Club maintains trails in the area.

Crowfoot Mountain is north of Shuswap Lake, near Celista, 36 kilometres from Chase. The Crowfoot Mountain Snowmobile Club maintains trails in the area.

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A snowmobiler has died following an avalanche north of Chase on Sunday morning.

Shuswap Search and Rescue confirmed to media that the snowmobiler has died in the avalanche on Crowfoot Mountain, home to the Crowfoot Mountain Snowmobile Club.

Search and rescue received a call at 11:45 a.m. and have since recovered the snowmobiler’s body.

The coroner will take over the investigation.

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