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Accident: Brighton

Observer Name
Craig Gordon
Observation Date
Saturday, April 30, 2005
Avalanche Date
Saturday, April 30, 2005
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Brighton
Location Name or Route
Elevation
8,600'
Aspect
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Roof Avalanche
Depth
Unknown
Width
Unknown
Vertical
Unknown
Caught
2
Buried - Partly
2
Accident and 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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