Accident: Brighton 4/30/2005

Observer Name: 
Craig Gordon
Observation Date: 
04/30/2005
Occurrence Date: 
04/30/2005
Occurrence Time: 
11:30am
Region: 
Brighton
Big Cottonwood Canyon
Salt Lake
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Location

40° 36' 13.6332" N, 111° 34' 53.958" W
Avalanche Characteristics
Elevation: 
8600'
Trigger: additional info: 
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type: 
Roof Avalanche
Depth (avg): 
unknown
Width: 
Unknown
Vertical: 
Unknown
People Involved
Caught: 
2
Partly Buried: 
2
Accident & Rescue Info
Accident & Rescue Summary: 

Brighton, Utah. On Saturday, April 30, 2005 at approximately 11:15 a father and son, ages 37 and 78, were “poking” at the snow on the roof of a cabin in Brighton Utah. The cabin had a tin roof. The snow slid, burying both men under two to four feet of compacted snow and ice. Bystanders found one person's legs sticking out from under the snow, still kicking. They called 911 and two deputies from the Salt Lake County Sheriffs Office arrived within 3 minutes with shovels. They were able to dig both men out. The older man was under the snow 15-20 minutes. Both seemed to recover fine in the hospital.

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