The massive avalanche kills the skier in the popular Utah mountain: ‘unimaginable pain’

A massive avalanche in a popular mountain of Utah killed a skier and left another Saturday seriously injured.

The fatal setback developed around 12:45 pm in a large Cottonwood Canyon mountain near Cardiff Fork and Silver Fork, closing a large nearby road, Fox affiliate Kstu-Tv News reported.

Two skiers, both 50 -year -old men, were together when they were buried by snow, the exit said.

One of the men was declared dead after rescue workers took him out of drift.

“My most sincere condolences are with the family and friends of the skier who tragically lost today”, mayor of Salt Lake City Jenny Wilson said in a publication On Facebook hours after the incident.

“I can directly relate to the overwhelming pain, after personally lost a family member in the mountain in Salt Lake County almost 30 years ago,” Wilson said. “Our impressive mountains and cannons provide us with a powerful connection with nature, but sometimes that connection brings unimaginable pain.

“I also want to extend my best wishes for rapid recovery to the other skiers who were trapped in the avalanche and survived,” added the mayor.

The names of the two men were not released.

Then, approximately half an hour after Cottonwood’s avalanche, three skiers were trapped in a snow slide in the nearby Dutch drawing slopes, said Summit County Sheriff’s Office.

“Two skiers were able to ski outside the slide, while a skier was buried,” the The Sheriff’s office said on Facebook. “The two skiers not quickly buried took the third individual. The three skiers were safely escorted the mountain and did not require medical treatment on the site. ”

According to the authorities, that avalanche had 40 yards wide and was thirty by a skier.

“While we are relieved that there were no important deaths or injuries, this incident serves as an important reminder of the country’s recreation risks,” said the Sheriff’s office.