A 33-year resident of anchorage died as a result of the convergence of an avalanche while snowboarding.
As the press service of the police of the state of Alaska, the incident occurred on March 9 near the Crescent Lake Saddle Cabin South-West of moose Pass. Three snowboarders are riding in the area, when one of them — Jeffrey Chang — covered avalanche.
His friends, Bryce Fisher (27 years old) and Cody Laurie (33), dug up Cheng from under 1.8 metres of snow and started to do CPR. They tried to return the man to life in half an hour.
Then Fisher got to the trail to catch the mobile and call for help. The police received the message about the accident at 18:24.
The U.S. forest service, the State troopers of Alaska and ambulance Muz Pass using snowmobiles to get to the scene. The first rescuers got there at about 22:15 and pronounced dead men. Body Cheng was taken to Memorial Hospital Kenai Peninsula.
According to the database of the American avalanche Association (American Avalanche Association), this is the first case of death due to avalanches in Alaska this winter season 2018-2019.
Crescent Saddle Cabin is located South-West of Moose Pass. To reach it, people, according to the forest Service of the United States, passing about 7 miles up the lake Carter lake to 34 traffic sign on the Seward Highway.
Last week the drivers in Colorado were witness to the descent of the huge avalanche. One of the witnesses managed to capture on video a huge «cloud of snow», which literally covered the road.
