A 33-year old Billings man was killed in an avalanche on Scotch Bonnet Mountain near Cooke City. He had gotten stuck and was trying to free his snowmobile when the slide occurred.
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The episode as NWS BYZ wrote it up.
A 33-year old Billings man was killed in an avalanche on Scotch Bonnet Mountain near Cooke City. He had gotten stuck and was trying to free his snowmobile when the slide occurred.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 avalanche. Local standard time, as filed.
A 33-year old Billings man was killed in an avalanche on Scotch Bonnet Mountain near Cooke City. He had gotten stuck and was trying to free his snowmobile when the slide occurred.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avalanche, Absarokee / Beartooth Mountains | 2010-01-03 | 33 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Indirect |
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