An avalanche in B.C.'s Monashee Mountains has claimed the life of a snowmobiler, raising the number of people killed by slides in the province this winter to 14.
RCMP spokesman Craig Douglass says two snowmobilers in a group of seven were caught in the avalanche Friday afternoon.
Both were eventually dug out, though one wasn't breathing and efforts to revive the victim proved unsuccessful.
Douglass says it is not known if the victim or other members of the group had proper safety equipment and training.
The victim's name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
The Canadian Avalanche Centre rates confidence in the Monashee Mountains as poor, as the existing snowpack combined with the current weather pattern results in conditions that are not easily predictable.
With files from The Canadian Press
