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Avalanche — Copper River Basin, Alaska

March 18, 2001 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
—
Area
Copper River Basin

Event narrative (NOAA)

Another avalanche death, 6 miles east of the Richardson Monument at Mile 198 of the Richardson Highway (about 70 miles south of Delta Junction), was reported in Monday's Anchorage Daily News. The avalanche occurred about 3 pm Sunday, March 18, 2001.A group of snowmachiners were out for the day and stopped behind Courage Mountain. When the avalanche let go, snow machiners in the area tried to get out of the way. Gary Frederick, 37, of Delta Junction and Bambi Bender, 25, of North Pole, were caught in the slide. About 20 people began probing the area immediately after the avalanche and Bender was quickly pulled out uninjured. Frederick was found about 15 minutes later, buried in about 15 feet of hard-packed snow. It took about 45 minutes to dig him out. Attempts to revive him were uns

Other notable avalanche events in Alaska

Cook Inlet · March 21, 19996 killedCopper River Basin · January 12, 20022 killedAnchorage Muni To Bird Creek · April 1, 20022 killedMatanuska Valley · February 3, 20012 killedCentral Gulf Coast · January 26, 20001 killedCook Inlet · February 1, 20001 killed

Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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