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Colorado avalanche: 2 snowmobilers killed after buried by snow on Mount Epworth, authorities say
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Emergency personnel responded to a report of two snowmobilers buried in an avalanche Saturday afternoon on Corona Pass near the town of Winter Park.

Search and rescue crews recovered the body of a missing snowmobiler buried in the Colorado mountains after an avalanche Saturday that had already claimed the life of another person, authorities said.

"Unfortunately, this is the second fatal avalanche that we have experienced this season in Grand County," Sheriff Brett Schroetlin said in a statement. "Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the victims." First responders, along with nearby citizens, recovered one of the snowmobilers -- a 58-year-old man from northern Colorado, the sheriff's office said.CNN reported.

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