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Three foreign nationals were killed on Wednesday in an avalanche
while heli-skiing near a mountain ski resort along the
Alberta-British Columbia border in Canada, local media reported
Thursday, Trend
reports citing Xinhua.
Ten people in total were caught in the avalanche, all foreign
nationals except for a guide. Some were seriously injured, but are
expected to survive, CTV News quoted police as saying.
Police said the victims were heli-skiing near Panorama Mountain
Resort when the avalanche was triggered and that rescue efforts
were carried out.
According to Global News, the mayor of a municipality in Germany
said on Thursday that three people from his community were dead
after an avalanche occurred in Canada.
According to the Canadian Avalanche Centre, there are an average
of 10 avalanche-related deaths in Canada every year, most of which
occur in British Columbia and western Alberta. So far this season,
12 people have died in British Columbia avalanches, making it one
of the worst in decades.
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