Record Amount Of Avalanche-Related Deaths Last Week, Some In Utah

The country experienced a record-breaking number of avalanche-related deaths last week, reported KSL.

15 people died in avalanches between February 1st and February 8th, which is the highest number of deaths recorded in a seven-day period since the US Forest Service's National Avalanche Center started tracking deaths.

Some of the tragic deaths took place right here in Utah.

Andy Jessen was the mayor pro tempore of Eagle, Colorado, Sarah Moughamian was a lover of the outdoors that spent all of her free time in the Utah snow, and Matthew Nyman was an Army Ranger that survived a helicopter crash in Iraq that crushed his foot.

All three individuals were killed this past weekend when an avalanche barreled through the backcountry ski area near Salt Lake City on Saturday.

These three deaths were the most recent of those during the record-breaking week.

A 57-year-old man from Utah was killed when he was caught in an avalanche near Park City Mountains Canyons Village resort, which is just a few miles from Saturday's avalanche.

The other 11 deaths occurred across five other states, including Colorado, New Hampshire, Montana, California, and Alaska.

To see the full list of the victims listed by CNN, click here. The news outlet also gives some tips for surviving an avalanche, if it were to ever happen to you.

There have been at least 21 avalanche-related deaths in the U.S. since December.

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