The victims of a Colorado avalanche were seen being dug under the snow in a dramatic rescue filmed on video.
According to the Summit County Sheriff's Office, an individual who spent more than an hour under the snow on Bale Pass after the incident Monday afternoon escaped with only minor injuries.
“About two feet below, two feet below the snow, we found him,” the aide could hear in the bodycam video that released the rescue. “He's breathing, conscious, and talking to us.”
The footage shows the first responder shaved off a mountain of snow to reach a victim who appears to remain near the surface with the help of a snow backpack.
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The victim spent more than an hour under the snow Monday at Bale Pass, the Summit County Sheriff's Office said. (Summit County Sheriff's Office)
“We are extremely grateful for this fortunate outcome and are proud of the coordinated efforts of our lawmakers and the Summit County Rescue Team. Their dedication and skills made this rescue possible.” said the Summit County Sheriff's Office.
Mike Schilling said Fox weather The rescue was “very surprising.”
“We go to those rescues, but in many cases they're recovering. So it's very rare to find someone in an hour and five minutes,” he added.
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The video filmed the rescue of a man at Vailpass, Colorado. (Summit County Sheriff's Office)
Elsewhere on Monday, two backcountry skiers were killed after being trapped in an avalanche in Oregon's Cascade Mountains in the Happy Valley area west of Bend.
The victims identified in the incident – Susan Scajessaa, 52, and Terrance Scajessaa, 57, are part of the family who opened Bend's first ski shop, according to the Associated Press.
The 8-year-old snowboarder was also rescued this week after the chairlift incident at Killington ski resort in Vermont, according to the Boston Grove.
The victim was found about two feet under the snow, the Summit County Sheriff's Office said. (Summit County Sheriff's Office)
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When the chair left the loading area on Wednesday, the child was completely unseated, and he finally cited the report and ended up falling to the rescue net, newspaper reported I did.
