Avalanche in Idaho Claims Life of Skier, Two Others Rescued
The deceased has been identified as Corey J. Zalewski, while the survivors are Landon E. Crecelius and David R. Sittser.
- Authorities in Idaho have recovered the body of a man who died in an avalanche near Steven’s Peak, in Shoshone County.
- The deceased skier has been identified as Corey J. Zalewski.
- Two other skiers, identified as Landon E. Crecelius, and David R. Sittser, were rescued from the avalanche.
- The area had been under an avalanche warning for several days prior to the deadly disaster, as it had witnessed heavy winds and snowfall.
- The Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center warned that avalanches triggered by human activity “remain likely" on steeper terrain.