Teen killed after triggering avalanche in Alaska, where 4 have died in snow slides this month
A teenager has died after triggering an avalanche, the fourth person killed in snow slides in Alaska this month.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A teenager has died after triggering an avalanche, the fourth person killed in snow slides in Alaska this month.
Alaska State Troopers said the body of 16-year-old Tucker Challan of Soldotna was recovered from the avalanche Sunday by the Alaska Mountain Rescue Group.
Troopers said a group of snowmachiners were riding Saturday on the backside of Seattle Ridge in Turnagain Pass, a popular winter recreation area about 60 miles southeast of Anchorage.
“Witnesses stated that a juvenile male triggered an avalanche and died after being buried,” troopers said in a statement.
Challan was buried about 10-feet deep in the slide that measured about 500 feet wide, said Wendy Wagner, director of the Chugach National Forest Avalanche Center.
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