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Eventdex · Avalanche

COPPER RIVER BASIN

5230458

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event_typeAvalanche
ncei_event_id5,230,458
episode_id1,110,934
begin_utc2001-03-18T19:00:00+00:00
end_utc2001-03-18T20:00:00+00:00
stateALASKA
cz_typeZ
cz_nameCOPPER RIVER BASIN
deaths_direct1
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct1
injuries_indirect0
wfo_sourceNEWSPAPER
event_narrativeAnother avalanche death, 6 miles east of the Richardson Monument at Mile 198 of the Richardson Highway (about 70 miles south of Delta Junction), was reported in Monday's Anchorage Daily News. The avalanche occurred about 3 pm Sunday, March 18, 2001.A group of snowmachiners were out for the day and stopped behind Courage Mountain. When the avalanche let go, snow machiners in the area tried to get out of the way. Gary Frederick, 37, of Delta Junction and Bambi Bender, 25, of North Pole, were caught in the slide. About 20 people began probing the area immediately after the avalanche and Bender was quickly pulled out uninjured. Frederick was found about 15 minutes later, buried in about 15 feet of hard-packed snow. It took about 45 minutes to dig him out. Attempts to revive him were unsuccessful.
year2,001

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