{"id":520,"location":{"en":"Clute Creek","fr":"Clute Creek"},"locationDescription":{"en":"13 km northwest of Kaslo, BC","fr":"13 km au nord-ouest de Kaslo, BC"},"mountainRange":"Purcells","province":"BC","latitude":49.988167,"longitude":-116.771743,"locationAccuracy":"Path","date":"2025-03-24","time":"12:37:00","publicForecastAgency":null,"incidentLede":{"en":"While waiting at a pick-up site, four heli-skiers were hit by a natural avalanche. Three members of the group did not survive.","fr":"Alors qu'ils attendaient sur un site de ramassage, quatre héliskiers ont été frappés par une avalanche naturelle. Trois membres du groupe n'ont pas survécu."},"incidentDescription":{"en":"\u003cp\u003eWhile waiting at the pickup location, a heli-ski group was hit from above by a natural avalanche. Three members of the group did not survive, and a fourth was critically injured.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis report may be updated if relevant information becomes available.\u003c/p\u003e","fr":"\u003cp\u003eAlors qu'il attendait au lieu de ramassage, un groupe d'héliskieurs a été frappé par le haut par une avalanche naturelle. Trois membres du groupe n'ont pas survécu et un quatrième a été grièvement blessé.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCe rapport peut être mis à jour si des informations pertinentes sont disponibles.\u003c/p\u003e"},"groupActivity":"Mechanized_Skiing/Snowboarding","groupType":"Commercial","groupSize":4,"avSize":"3","avType":"Slab","avProbType":"Persistent_Slab","trigger":"Na","startZoneAspect":"W","startZoneElevation":2300,"startZoneElevBand":"Alpine","numberInvolved":4,"numberFullyBuried":3,"numberPartlyBuried":0,"numberInvolvedStateUnknown":1,"numberFatalities":3,"numberInjuredSurvivors":1,"skyCond":"","wxComment":{"en":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","fr":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"},"analysis":null,"attachments":null}