Oregon snowboarder lifeless after falling off cliff in avalanche

A snowboarder in Oregon fell to his loss of life final week after he was swept up in an avalanche at Newberry Nationwide Volcanic Monument’s Paulina Peak within the Deschutes Nationwide Forest, the sheriff’s division confirmed. 

A search and rescue crew with the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Workplace reached Erik Hefflefinger, of Bend, Oregon, inside three hours of his fall by air on Wednesday afternoon after receiving SOS alerts from the realm, the division mentioned in a launch. 

Oregon State Police additionally responded however weren’t in a position to get to Hefflefinger due to the snow circumstances. 

The sheriff’s rescue crew was additionally delayed after the avalanche.

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 The 33-year-old had a faint pulse, however he succumbed to his accidents on the scene inside an hour, officers mentioned. 

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He was taken to the 10-mile Snow Park and launched to a funeral residence. 

Two mates of Hefflefinger, who had snowboarded down earlier than him, advised authorities they noticed him carried over the cliff by avalanche particles and have been in a position to attain him earlier than rescuers to start CPR. 

Hefflefinger might have hit a tree throughout his fall, investigators mentioned. 

All three snowboarders had correct avalanche security tools, the division mentioned. 

Two different avalanche deaths have been reported within the county thus far this yr following no deaths for the final 9 years. 

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“The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Workplace want to remind everybody recreating within the backcountry to make sure that you have got the correct tools and coaching,” tee division mentioned. 

Paulina Peak, the very best level of the Newberry Volcano, is 7,984 toes on the summit.