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Avalanche — Susitna Valley, Alaska

December 24, 2001 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$500
Area
Susitna Valley

Event narrative (NOAA)

Dwayne Dufford, 30, was snowmachining with severalfriends Monday. He was buried by an avalanche sometime duringthe afternoon...exact details are currently unavailable. He waslocated via an avalanche beacon within 18 minutes of theavalanche, but had already succumbed to his injuries.LOCATION: 20 miles west of Milepost 185 on the ParksHighway, near Cantwell, Alaska.

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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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