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Snowmobiler dies in avalanche in south-central Wyoming

Colorado Avalanche Information Center

CARBON COUNTY, Wyo. (AP) — A snowmobiler died in a weekend avalanche in south-central Wyoming.

The Colorado Avalanche Information Center says the avalanche happened Saturday afternoon near Willow Park in the Encampment River Wilderness at an elevation of about 10,000 feet.

The victim's name has not been released.

The snowmobiler's death was the first avalanche fatality in Wyoming this winter.

Eleven other avalanche deaths have happened this season, including four each in Colorado and Montana.

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