Provincial posted Feb 16, 2018 @ 12:22pm by Liz Brown

UPDATE: A man involved in an avalanche near Golden died in hospital

(UPDATE: Friday, Feb. 16, 2018 @10:15 a.m) - The man involved in the avalanche has died in hospital.

The Golden-Field RCMP have confirmed that the 36-year-old man involved with the avalanche on Feb. 9 near Golden has died in a Calgary hospital.

Police are continuing to assist the BC Coroner's Service with their investigation.

(Original: Feb. 10, 2018, @10 a.m.) - A man has been seriously injured due to an avalanche.

One person has been seriously injured in an avalanche near Golden on Friday.

At about 4 p.m., the Golden-Field RCMP were notified that an avalanche had been triggered near Hospital Creek.

<who> Photo Credit: Golden Scrambles </who> Hospital Creek near Golden, B.C.

One individual was transported by Air Ambulance to Calgary for medical treatment.

The RCMP is advising all backcountry enthusiasts: "be it mechanized or non-mechanized users...to be aware of avalanche and weather condition for their area and to ensure they check current avalanche conditions at avalanche.ca prior to participating in these outdoor activities."

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