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Series of avalanches in B.C. leaves 1 dead, several injured

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Three separate avalanches in the Pemberton, B.C. area on Saturday left one person dead and four other people injured.

According to B.C. Emergency Health Services, emergency crews responded to the incidents around 1 p.m. on Saturday.

Two of the avalanches were on Cassiope Peak and Mount Cayley, both of which contain popular skiing routes. Pemberton RCMP said at least a dozen people had to be evacuated from the area in total following the avalanches.

The person that was found dead was skiing on the north face of Cassiope Peak, according to police. One other person was injured critically in that avalanche, and two others were

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