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Avalanche — Caribou Highlands, Idaho

February 9, 2017 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Caribou Highlands

Event narrative (NOAA)

A snowmobiler was killed in an avalanche near McCoy Creek. The location was in extreme eastern Bonneville County right on the Wyoming border. He was buried under 3 feet of snow and died from injuries sustained in the avalanche.

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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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