Search and rescue teams spent much of the afternoon working to reach the area. The snowboarder didn’t survive and the person’s name hasn’t been released. Two search teams and a helicopter were called to the area, and CPR was performed on the snowboarder, Wall said. The other two riders were not injured, he said. Wall said first responders and Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue responded. Three snowboarders had used snowmobiles to reach the area and were snowboarding down the 7,984-foot (2,433-meter) peak, located east of La Pine and the highest point on the Newberry Volcano, when the avalanche happened, according to Wall. Jason Wall told KTVZ that a person had died several hours after a call for help was received by dispatchers. A snowboarder died after an avalanche south of Bend, Ore., at Paulina Peak Wednesday afternoon.ĭeschutes County Sheriff’s Sgt.
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