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UPDATED: Search Efforts to Resume Sunday After Backcountry Avalanche Near Park City

This story was last updated at 7:00pm, January 30th 2021.  

The Summit County Sheriff's Office says emergency crews will resume search and rescue efforts Sunday morning after a backcountry avalanche in the Square Top area outside of Park City Mountain Resort Saturday afternoon.

According to a statement by the Sheriff's Office, crews responded to reports of an avalanche at 3:26pm. The avalanche was triggered by two skiers, one of whom was buried by the slide.

The Sheriff's Office says the second skier was able to locate, dig out the victim, and attempt life-saving efforts before being forced to leave because of the extreme avalanche danger in the area. The danger of additional avalanches also prevented rescue crews from entering the area before nightfall.

Summit County Search & Rescue, as well as a Utah Department of Public Safety helicopter will resume rescue efforts Sunday morning. 

The Sheriff's Office has not disclosed any additional information about the victim as the rescue operation is ongoing, but says additional information will be provided once the victim is located.

This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.

Sean Higgins covers all things Park City and is the Saturday Weekend Edition host at KPCW. Sean spent the first five years of his journalism career covering World Cup skiing for Ski Racing Media here in Utah and served as Senior Editor until January 2020. As Senior Editor, he managed the day-to-day news section of skiracing.com, as well as produced and hosted Ski Racing’s weekly podcast. During his tenure with Ski Racing Media, he was also a field reporter for NBC Sports, covering events in Europe.
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