One police officer has been killed and a second has been critically injured in an avalanche┬аnear Kaslo in southeastern B.C., the Nelson Police board says.
The board says the two officers were struck by the avalanche while on┬аsnowmobiles. No further details were released Monday evening.
The village of Kaslo┬аis surrounded by the Selkirk and Purcell mountain ranges, and is about an hour’s drive north of Nelson, B.C.
On Monday┬аnight, the avalanche danger rating for the region around Kaslo was at level three of five, which is considerable, according to Avalanche Canada.┬а
“Under considerable danger, natural avalanches are possible and human-triggered ones are likely,” says Avalanche Canada’s website.
Avalanche Canada warned Sunday that┬аlengthy periods of drought and cold weather starting in November created weak layers in B.C.’s snowpack┬аthis year, adding that it┬аwill be more vulnerable to avalanches.┬а
It says┬аthe weak snow could persist for months, if not the whole season.
