A Search and Rescue team has reached four skiers who were stranded by a small avalanche Tuesday on Vancouver Island’s Mt. Washington.
RCMP Cpl. Darren Lagan says all of the skiers are safe. He says the four skiers, including an 18-year-old man who suffered a minor leg injury, were caught in the slide that took place near Moat and Circlet Lakes in Strathcona Provincial Park.
Lagan says the skiers called for help with a cellphone, which led to the activation of the Comox Valley Search and Rescue Team and the local RCMP.
Brent Curtain, a spokesman for the Mt. Washington Ski Resort, says the avalanche occurred in the backcountry, outside the resort’s boundaries.