Avalanche on Maine mountain traps skier, who's rescued without injury
A skier on Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine was rescued uninjured after getting trapped in an avalanche.
A skier on Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine was rescued uninjured after getting trapped in an avalanche.
WBZ TV's Laura Haefeli reports.
Video showed the moment a skier and snowboarder got caught up in an avalanche on Mount Washington in New Hampshire.
One person was seriously injured in the avalanche.
The skier who died in an avalanche on Thursday has been identified as Nicholas D. Benedix, 32, of Campton, New Hampshire.
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