One police officer has been killed and a second has been critically injured in an avalanche near Kaslo in southeastern B.C., the Nelson Police board says.
The Nelson Police Board says the officers were struck while on snowmobiles
One police officer has been killed and a second has been critically injured in an avalanche near Kaslo in southeastern B.C., the Nelson Police board says.
The board says the two officers were struck by the avalanche while on snowmobiles.
The village of Kaslo is surrounded by the Selkirk and Purcell mountain ranges, and is about an hour’s drive north of Nelson, B.C.
Avalanche Canada warned Sunday that B.C.’s snowpack is unusually weak this year and will be more vulnerable to avalanches.
On Monday night, the avalanche danger rating for the region around Kaslo was at level three of five, which is considerable, according to Avalanche Canada.
“Under considerable danger, natural avalanches are possible and human-triggered ones are likely,” says Avalanche Canada’s website.