Historical Incidents

Incident Summary

Date
2019-01-26
Location
Nain
Location Description
Approximately 1.5km south of Nain, NL
Province
NL
Coordinates
56.52566 °, -61.69503 °
Elevation
150 m
Activity
Snowmobiling
Involvement
3
Injury
0
Fatality
1
Description
A group of three was on a route used to travel between Nain and sea ice at an inlet approximately 4km south of Nain. They were working on a stuck or broken down snowmobile when all three were struck by an avalanche at or near a height of land that has a an east facing slope above. Two remained on the surface. One was buried and could not be found by the survivors. A call for help mobilized a major rescue effort and the deceased was located by probing approximately 2.7m below the surface.

Avalanches

Date/TimeSizeTypeTriggerElevationAspectSlab widthSlab Thickness
2.0CSNc-E--

Weather

Present TempMax TempMin Temp24hr TrendWind SpeedWind DirectionSky ConditionPrecipitation Type & Intensity
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Weather Comment: Approximately 25cm of new snow fell the night before the accident, accompanied by strong winds.

Snowpack

Snowpack24hr SnowStorm SnowStorm Date
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Snowpack Comment: Snowpack in the area of the incident is described as highly variable in depth.

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