Precautionary search of old avalanche site
TMTVNEWS.COM,
Fernie BC
UPDATE: Feb 8, 2012
Update on
precautionary
search of
old
avalanche
site near
Fernie, BC
TMTVNEWS.COM,
Fernie BC ---
Further to
yesterday's
report of
ski tracks
discovered
near an
avalanche
site on an
area known
as Mercury
Bowl, a
search was
conducted by
Fernie
Search and
Rescue and
an RCMP
Police
Service Dog
Handler. The
search of
the area was
inconclusive.
The very
experienced
searchers
detected a
faint
avalanche
transceiver
signal that
was sporadic
and could
not be
traced. This
may have
been
interference.
The search
dogs were
also not
able to
indicate
that anyone
was buried.
Aside from
some ski
tracks,
police do
not have any
evidence to
suggest
anyone was
actually
caught in
the slide.
Police will
continue to
monitor any
reports of
missing back
country
skiers.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TMTVNEWS.COM, Fernie BC --- Shortly after 11 am today, February 7th, an experienced back country skier reported to the Elk Valley RCMP that, while he was skiing yesterday in the area known as Mercury Bowl near Fernie, BC, he noticed an avalanche site that appears to be a few days old. When leaving the area this morning, he also noticed two sets of ski tracks, which concerned him.
The RCMP immediately
launched Search
and Rescue
to the site. A
Search and
Rescue team
from Fernie,
along with an
RCMP police
service
dog handler were flown
to the site by a
helicopter. At
this point, no
one has been
found and the
police have not
received any
reports of
missing persons
on the mountain.
Search is
continuing this
afternoon as a
precautionary
measure. Further
updates will be
provided if/when
available.
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