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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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snowmobile stories: 4 news summaries

(Newser) - Sarah Palin has been accused of another ethics violation, this time for wearing gear made by the company that sponsors her husband’s snow-machine adventure, the Anchorage Daily News reports. The governor supported Todd at the annual Iron Dog race in an outfit from Arctic Cat, which gave the snowmobiler... More »

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ethics • clothing • Sarah Palin • corporate sponsorship • complaints • Todd Palin • snowmobile • Iron Dog • snow machine • Howard Stern Grid

 Avalanche Deaths 
 Haunt Survivor 

Adams describes horror after eighth
body is recovered

Dec 31, 08 2:25 PM CST
(Newser) - One of three survivors of Sunday's devastating avalanche in British Columbia says it was a "gut-wrenching" decision to leave behind eight of his friends—whose buried bodies he since helped recover. Fearing another rush of snow, Jeff Adams left the site with two others. The experienced sledders, all close... More »

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Canada • death • British Columbia • survivors • avalanche • snowmobile

 8 Die in Avalanche Horror 

Snowmobilers caught in two avalanches

Dec 30, 08 2:17 AM CST
(Newser) - The bodies of seven Canadian snowmobilers killed in two avalanches have been recovered by a search team in British Columbia, reports the Vancouver Sun. The double tragedy occurred as survivors of a first avalanche searched desperately for their friends before they, too, were engulfed by snow. The search for an... More »

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British Columbia • Vancouver • avalanche • snowmobile • Royal Canadian Mounted Police • Provincial Emergency Program • Fernie • Canadian Avalanche Centre

 8 Missing 
 in Canadian 
 Avalanche 

11 initially buried; 3 manage escape

Dec 29, 08 9:34 AM CST
(Newser) - Eight snowmobilers are missing after a British Columbia avalanche buried 11 men, the Vancouver Sun reports. Seven were swamped by an initial avalanche; amid a rescue attempt, the other four were buried. Two men pulled themselves to the surface and were able to save one comrade with the help of... More »

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Canada • rescue • British Columbia • snow • avalanche • snowmobile

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