Kaslo RCMP are providing an update on a group of skiers swept away by an avalanche on the east side of the Kootenay Lake alpine area on Monday.
Mounties say just after 1 p.m., two groups of skiers finished skiing the bowl and were waiting in the staging area below the tree line of Clute Creek water shed when a transport helicopter nearing the group spotted an avalanche and sounded its siren.
One group managed to get out of the way but the other was swept into the tree line, according to police.
As a result, three men were located deceased; a 44-year-old man from Whistler BC, a 45-year-old man from Idaho, USA, and a 53-year-old guide from Kaslo BC, with one 40-year-old survivor from Nelson, B.C., currently recovering from critical injuries.
At this time, Mounties will continue to assist the BC Coroners Service in the investigation.
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