UTAH

9-year-old buried in snow then rescued after roof slide

Mar 16, 2023, 1:52 PM | Updated: 2:21 pm

Photo: Ulta Marshal's office

BY ELIZABETH WEILER
Digital Content Producer

ALTA, Utah — A 9-year-old boy was buried by snow from a roof slide early Thursday morning at a condo at Alta Ski Resort.

Alta Central Dispatch responded to the slide, but it was a town Marshall that first got to the emergency.

According to a press release from the Marshall’s office, they located the boy using an avalanche probe.

The boy was reportedly in a “semi-conscious” condition underneath the snow. He was transported by ambulance to a Life Flight Helicopter from a landing zone at the ski resort.

He was flown to Primary Childrens Hospital and is reportedly in an improving and stable condition.

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