Coverage dated December 25, 2024

Utah man triggers avalanche and saves brother buried under the snow

Headline from KESQ Palm Springs

By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — A man rescued his brother from a “large avalanche” he triggered while the pair were snowmobiling in Utah on Wednesday, authorities said. The brothers were in the Franklin Basin area of Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest when one of them triggered the avalanche while “sid…

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  1. KESQ Palm Springs

    Utah man triggers avalanche and saves brother buried under the snow (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — A man rescued his brother from a “large avalanche” he triggered while the pair were snowmobiling in Utah on Wednesday, authorities said. The brothers were in the Franklin Basin area of Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest when one of them triggered the avalanche while “sid…

  2. NBC4 Washington

    ‘Very blessed and lucky': Utah man saves brother buried in avalanche (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    Hunter Hansen recalled seeing the avalanche at Logan Canyon, but it happened fast and he was buried. "The most violent thing I’ve ever felt," he said.

  3. WSVN Miami

    Utah man triggers avalanche and saves brother buried under the snow - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    (CNN) — A man rescued his brother from a “large avalanche” he triggered while the pair were snowmobiling in Utah on Wednesday, authorities said.The brothers

  4. Latin Times

    Utah Man Buried by Avalanche 'Very Blessed' to Be Alive After Brother Digs Him Out (opens Latin Times)

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    A snowmobiling adventure in Utah nearly turned fatal when an avalanche buried a man, who would survive thanks to his younger brother's quick action.

  5. Fox News

    Utah brothers survive avalanche after one pulls other out of snow burial (opens Fox News)

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    Brothers snowmobiling in Utah backcountry near Idaho on Christmas Eve triggered an avalanche that buried one in the snow, officials said.

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