{"result":"update_story","description":"<p> <\/p> <p><meta charset=\"utf-8\" \/><\/p> <p dir=\"ltr\">A backcountry skier has died in an avalanche near Golden.<\/p> <p dir=\"ltr\">According to Mounties and Avalanche Canada, the 42-year-old man and his friend were skiing down Kapriston Mountain on Monday when they triggered a wind slab avalanche near the top of the slope.<\/p> <p dir=\"ltr\">The avalanche was then funnelled into a gulley, Avalanche Canada explained, with the victim found 120 centimetres below the surface.<\/p>\n\t\t<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1515615292703-0\" class=\"dfp-ad dfp-in-content\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px;\">\n\t\t<script>\n\t\t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(\"div-gpt-ad-1515615292703-0\"); });\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t <p dir=\"ltr\"><img alt=\"&lt;who&gt; Photo credit: Avalanche Canada &lt;\/who&gt; The scene of the incident.\" src=\"\/files\/files\/images\/avo2.png\" style=\"margin: 5px;\" \/><\/p> <p dir=\"ltr\">Police said the surviving man, who&rsquo;d last been heard from at 5:30 pm, returned home and reported at about 10 pm that his companion had died in the avalanche.<\/p> <p dir=\"ltr\">That was &ldquo;despite life-saving attempts,&rdquo; according to the Golden-Field RCMP.<\/p> <p dir=\"ltr\">&ldquo;The surviving friend had to leave him at the location to ensure his own safe return,&rdquo; the detachment said in a public notice.<\/p> <p dir=\"ltr\"><img alt=\"&lt;who&gt; Photo credit: Avalanche Canada &lt;\/who&gt; The scene of the incident.\" src=\"\/files\/files\/images\/avo.png\" style=\"margin: 5px;\" \/><\/p> <p dir=\"ltr\">Search and rescue teams helped police recover the body with the aid of a helicopter.<\/p> <p dir=\"ltr\">Police said the BC Coroners Service is now investigating.<\/p> <p dir=\"ltr\">The victim was from Golden, according to the RCMP.<\/p>","title":"Skier, 42, dies in avalanche in BC Interior"}