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Wasatch County Search and Rescue locates body of man killed in avalanche Sunday
The body of a man buried by an avalanche Sunday night was located by the Wasatch County Search and Rescue team Monday morning. The man, whose name was not released, was a 45-year-old from Rose Park, according to a sheriff's office news release. The incident marked the third death in Wasatch County's backcountry since last Wednesday. The Wasatch Sherriff's Office received a report at 4:30 p.m. Sunday that a man riding a snow bike was buried by an avalanche in the Snake Creek area, west of Midway. Emergency crews responded to the scene, but search operations were suspended for the night ...