LINCOLN COUNTY, Wyoming — A snowmobiler from Utah died over the weekend after being buried by an avalanche in Wyoming.
The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office said the man was snowmobiling with a friend near La Barge Creek around 2 p.m. on Sunday when he was caught in an avalanche.
The sheriff's office said they, along with a rescue helicopter crew, were notified of the incident by a satellite communication device.
While first responders and search-and-rescue crews made their way to the area, the buried snowmobiler's friend located him under the snow and dug him out. He attempted CPR, but the man ultimately died.
The victim was identified as Nicholas Bringhurst, a 31-year-old from Springville, Utah.
"The Sheriff’s Office expresses our deepest sympathies to the Bringhurst family," the office wrote.
The exact cause of Bringhurst's death will be determined by the coroner, police said.
Meanwhile, the Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center is investigating the slide itself. So far, they say a "rain crust" that formed on Christmas Day may have been a factor.
