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Kelowna man killed in Alberta avalanche

The man was skiing in near Tower Peak in Kananaskis
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File photo: The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities precisely trigger controlled avalanches above Thane Road, reducing the chances of a catastrophic natural avalanche. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire File)

A 19-year-old Kelowna man is being identified as the victim who was buried in an avalanche east of the Mount Engadine Lodge on Tower Peak in Kananaskis.

Canmore RCMP were alerted to the avalanche about 1 p.m. March 10, after two men were skiing in the backcountry.

According to police, one of the men was able to escape by digging himself out of the snow, however, the second man was buried.

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