Posted on 01/15/2006 7:33:00 PM PST by quantim
KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — Rescuers recovered the bodies Sunday of two snowmobilers who disappeared a day earlier in an avalanche west of Glacier National Park, officials said.
Christopher Schmalz, 21, and Danelle Bloom, 22, had been missing since Saturday afternoon, said Flathead County Undersheriff Mike Meehan.
Authorities were alerted to the avalanche by a third snowmobiler who escaped, Meehan said. Rescuers searched for Schmalz and Bloom until around dusk Saturday and resumed the search Sunday morning.
The effort was suspended overnight because of "extreme avalanche danger," Meehan said.
RIP
The third snowmobiler uses STP!
Those mountains are so beautiful they will take your breath away. The ruggedness and majesty can lift your spirit. They are also incredibly humbling-being a mere mortal in a giant land.
May the snowmobilers find peace in Heaven and their families find comfort in the loving arms of Jesus.
No. He uses Amsoil.
It was a Polaris!
As he gunned away, he heard the Ski-Doo owners cursing their fate.
Sorry to hear that. In Jackson Hole right now, thinking about going snowmobiling. Think we will use a guide.
Would infrared cameras in helicopters be helpful in searches like that?
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