Snowmobiler dies in B.C. avalanche

One person died in an avalanche Monday in the Mount Mackie area, near Rossland, B.C.

The individual was on a snowmobile that was caught in the slide, according to the Canadian Avalanche Centre.

Because of the dangerous conditions and the loss of daylight, crews have not been able to recover the body, a spokesman for the centre told CBC news

Three other snowmobilers in the same party escaped the avalanche.

The RCMP said the avalanche was reported around 3:30 p.m. PT and that search and rescue teams arrived quickly on the scene.

The identity of the deceased has not been made public.

Rossland is about 850 kilometres east of Vancouver