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The season is just starting and already tragedy strikes. What does this mean for the coming season?
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Rescue workers battled a steady snowstorm Sunday to recover the
body of a New Hampshire man who was killed when an avalanche swept a party of five snowboarders
down a rocky slope in the Wasatch Mountains.
Jeff Clement, 21, of Henniker, N.H., was killed Saturday by an avalanche that swept down
the cliffs and exposed rocks of Mount Baldy, a favorite destination for snowboarders between
the Alta and Snowbird ski resorts. His body was recovered late Sunday afternoon.
Four others caught in the avalanche survived. One woman was hospitalized in serious condition
with multiple injuries.
Clement, who was the last in his group to descend, apparently triggered the snowslide. Two of
the snowboarders were buried up to their armpits and were able to free themselves and dig out the
two other survivors.
AP-NY-11-08-98 2033EST
Copyright 1998 The Associated Press.
MESSAGES:
The season is just starting and already tragedy strikes. What does this mean for the coming season?