Livingston, Mont. (AP) A snowmobiler has died in an avalanche near Cooke City in southern Montana.
Park County Undersheriff Scott Hamilton says authorities received a report of the slide in the Henderson peak area at about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. The snowmobiler, identified only as a 31-year-old man from North Dakota, was buried by about 8 feet of snow. His snowmobiling partner dug him out in about 20 minutes and began CPR, but the man died at the scene.
The snowmobilers were equipped with beacons and rescue equipment.
The Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center issued a Backcountry avalanche warning Wednesday morning for the Bridger, Gallatin and Madison Ranges along with the Lionhead area outside West Yellowstone and the mountains around Cooke City.