Overview
- Nicholas Bringhurst, 31, of Springville, Utah, was killed Sunday when an avalanche struck while he was snowmobiling near La Barge Creek in Bridger-Teton National Forest.
- Authorities said they received a Garmin/GPS alert around 2:15 p.m., triggering a response that included Star Valley Search and Rescue and a helicopter crew.
- Bringhurst’s companion found him, dug him out of the debris, and performed CPR, but he died despite life-saving efforts at the scene.
- The Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center reported the slide was rider-triggered on a small, steep slope and that the victim was buried about two feet deep.
- The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office expressed condolences to the family, and the county coroner will determine the exact cause and manner of death as his death adds to recent avalanche fatalities in the West.