Heavy Snow Triggers Avalanches; 1 Killed
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Heavy snows coupled with high winds caused four avalanches in the mountains of Utah in the last four days, leaving one person dead and injuring two, officials said. Doug Hall, 27, of Silverton, Colo., was ice climbing in the Bridal Veil Falls area of Provo Canyon when an avalanche swept him nearly 250 feet down a canyon wall. Hall’s climbing partner, Scott Lee, 25, of Sandy, Utah, suffered head, back and chest injuries in the slide.
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