Three men caught in Friday avalanche in Gunnison County
One man still missing, Gunnison County Sheriff’s Office says
The Denver Post
Three men were caught in an avalanche Friday evening in Gunnison County.
The call came in just before 6 p.m. southwest of Marble near Chair Mountain. The three men were believed to be snowmobiling when they were caught in the avalanche.
One man extricated himself, and rescuers extricated a second man, but a third man is still missing, according to a Facebook post from the Gunnison County Sheriff’s Office.
Rescue efforts for the third man resumed Saturday morning.
This story is from DenverPost.com.
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