[Salvation]

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[Salvation]

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[fatima]

John and Ellen,Your family are in our prayers,fatima

[kayak]

Prayers for John and Ellen that the Lord may give them peace, comfort, strength, and courage in the coming days and wrap them in His arms of love.

[Salvation]

Skier killed in avalanche had Ore. ties

Skier killed in avalanche had Ore. ties

12/29/2002

By KGW, KING and AP Staff

A Seattle-area skier was killed and three others were buried during an avalanche Sunday afternoon near Crystal Mountain Ski Area in northeast Pierce County, Wash.

Donald J. Dovey's was 37 and an experienced backcountry skiier. His parents are from Keizer, Oregon.

The snow slide buried four members of a group of seven who were cross-country skiing on one face of the East Peak in the Norse Peak Wilderness area, said Pierce County sheriff's deputy Dan Hudson.

The group, part of the Mountaineers, a Seattle-based outdoor recreation club, was swept into Cement Basin when the avalanche occurred around 1 p.m, Pierce County Sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer said Sunday evening.

Crystal Mountain. (KING Photo)

Hudson said it appears the skiers triggered the slide.

"The witness I talked to described this party as triggering the slide amongst them and several members of the party being carried down by the slide," said John Kircher, general manager at Crystal Mountain.

The slide was likely triggered by the weight of one of the skiers, Paul Baugher, director of the Crystal Mountain Ski Patrol and Northwest Avalanche Institute, told The Seattle Times.

The avalanche was estimated at 120 feet wide, 400 feet long and 2 to 5 feet deep. Snowslides can reach speeds of 80 mph.

Three of the four skiers managed to dig themselves out, Hudson said. One of those skiers, using an electronic locating device, found the fourth skier buried at least five feet beneath the surface.

"He then used a collapsible pole," Hudson said. "He struck his partner's ski about five feet down."

After 15 minutes of digging, the other skiers uncovered the man, but were unable to revive him, despite administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation for 20 minutes, Hudson said.

One of the skiers, a doctor, pronounced the man dead, Hudson said. Two skiers in a separate group near the slide witnessed the accident and then came down to help.

It took the skiers until about 3 p.m. to reach an area where they could summon help, Troyer said.

Rescue crews used snowmobiles and an Army helicopter to retrieve the group.

One Seattle man suffered a possible broken leg and was taken to a Seattle hospital, Hudson said.

Although more than 20 inches of snow has fallen near Norse Peak in the past three days, officials said skiing conditions were safe.

"There were no avalanche warnings up," Troyer said.

The names of the dead man and his injured companion were not immediately available.

[bigfootbob]

My prayers are with you. I've followed this story all day. We lost a friend last year on Mt.Hood. Please take solice in the fact he died doing something he loved in an area close to God.

[jigsaw]

John and Ellen, may the Lord help you bear the extraordinary sadness and He give Donald eternal peace.

Our prayers are with you.

[Salvation]

Oops on my spelling everyone.

Avalanche

Guess I was just in too much of a hurry to get this posted.

[Libertarianize the GOP]

Washington related prayer request.

[Mr_Magoo]

Prayers on the way.

May God hold them close and ease thier grief.

[Faith]

Holy Father,

We come to You with heavy hearts because of the death of one of Your children and the parents who grieve for him. Who can measure the tremendous sorrow and pain that they have in their hearts? We can only imagine the unspeakable loss they feel. Father, because Your own Son died on the cross, You understand their grief completely. We ask that You would send forth the Holy Spirit to comfort John and Ellen and to give them the peace that passes all understanding. Help them to cast their tears at the foot of the cross and to know the depth of the love You have for them and their son. Strengthen them, that they may face the days ahead. We ask this in the Name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

[MissAmericanPie]

I'm so sorry for the loss of their child, it's heart wrenching. Please let them know that they are in my prayers for strength and peace beyond understanding.

[Jael]

2 Corinthians 1:3  ¶Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;

4  Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.

5  For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.

[dixiechick2000]

I saw this on the local news last night. It is such a tragedy.

I'll be praying for your friends. God be with them.

[saradippity]

I am so sorry for your friends and can only imagine how stunned and sad they are. I will pray an extra decade of the Rosary tonight especially for John and Ellen. The decade I will pray for them will be from the Sorrowful mysteries,Carrying the Cross. Mary,who watched her son carry His cross will know how to pray that God help them through these awful times.

I will also pray that the angels take him to paradise and that perpetual light shine upon Donald.

[cmsgop]

Oh Man,...I heard about this on NWCN, I am so sorry......

[etabeta]

May God give this family comfort and strength to face their loss. I will pray for the soul of their loved one and for them. Sincerely, etabeta

[tiki]

My prayers will be with this family.

[ETERNAL WARMING]

Heartfelt prayers for all of you. God speed.

[patent]

Prayer bump.

[manna]

Prayer sent ...