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Separate avalanches kill pair at Whistler
A skier and a snowboarder were killed in separate avalanches at Canada's Whistler resort, police said Thursday, days after eight snowmobilers died elsewhere in British Columbia.
WHISTLER, British Columbia — A skier and a snowboarder were killed in separate avalanches at Canada's Whistler resort, police said Thursday, days after eight snowmobilers died elsewhere in British Columbia.
Police said the latest fatality occurred Thursday when a 26-year-old man on a snowboard was swept away on Whistler Mountain. A day earlier, a 37-year-old skier was killed on Blackcomb Mountain.
In both cases, police said the men were in areas that were marked off-limits.
Meanwhile, a snowboarder apparently missing for three days on a rugged British Columbia mountain was found by a rescue team.
Police Constable Marlene Morton said James William Martin, 21, was found Wednesday on Mount Seymour in North Vancouver. He suffered minor frostbite.
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