The Nelson Police board says one officer has been killed and a second has been critically injured in an avalanche near Kaslo, B.C.
The Nelson Police Board says the officers were struck while on snowmobiles
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A file photo of an avalanche in B.C. One Nelson police officer was killed and another was injured in an avalanche near Kaslo, B.C., an hour’s drive north of Nelson. (B.C. Ministry of Transportation)
One police officer has been killed and a second has been critically injured in an avalanche near Kaslo in southeastern B.C., the Nelson Police board says.
The board says the two officers were struck by the avalanche while on snowmobiles.
Avalanche Canada warned Sunday that B.C.’s snowpack is unusually weak this year and will be more vulnerable to avalanches.
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