who appears to have stayed near the surface with the help of an avalanche airbag backpack. "We are incredibly grateful for this fortunate outcome and proud of the coordinated efforts of our deputies ...

With the warm temperatures melting much of the ice, it made for a unique recovery for Don Herman and his team.

The victims were skiing with Chugach Powder Guides, a heli-skiing operation based in Girdwood, Alaska on a run the guide ...

A rescue worker was walking the debris field from the avalanche when they saw the corner of the buried snowmobiler’s deployed avalanche airbag sticking out of the snow. Ultimately, rescuers were ...

our rescuer found the corner of an avalanche airbag sticking up out of the snow,” said Matt Parker, mission coordinator and medical officer with Summit County Rescue Group. After uncovering the ...

Rescue crews found the man buried under two ... A rescuer spotted the corner of the rider’s deployed avalanche airbag “sticking out of the snow” while they walked across the debris field ...

he noticed it was a portion of an avalanche airbag that the buried man had deployed, according to Summit County Rescue Group. The rescue teams immediately started digging the man out from the snow ...

The Summit County Rescue Group (SCRG) said it responded to the avalanche ... A rescuer spotted the corner of the rider’s deployed avalanche airbag “sticking out of the snow” while they walked across ...