Colorado avalanche victim rescued in dramatic video
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A Colorado avalanche victim was seen being dug out from underneath the snow in a dramatic rescue captured on video. 

The individual – who escaped only with minor injuries – spent more than an hour beneath the snow at Vail Pass following the incident Monday afternoon, according to the Summit County Sheriff’s Office. 

“Approximately two feet down, two feet under the snow, we’ve just uncovered him,” a deputy could be heard saying in bodycam video released of the rescue. “He is breathing, conscious and is speaking to us.” 

Footage showed first responders shoveling away piles of snow to get to the victim, who appears to have stayed near the surface with the help of an avalanche airbag backpack. 

Man rescued following Colorado avalanche

Video captured the rescue of the man in Vail Pass in Colorado. (Summit County Sheriff’s Office)

Elsewhere on Monday, two backcountry skiers were killed after getting trapped in an avalanche in Oregon’s Cascade Mountains in the Happy Valley area west of Bend. 

The victims identified in that incident — Susan Skjersaa, 52, and Terance Skjersaa, 57 – are part of a family that opened Bend’s first ski shop, according to the Associated Press. 

An 8-year-old snowboarder also was rescued this week following a chairlift incident at Killington Ski Resort in Vermont, according to The Boston Globe. 

Rescue of man trapped in snow following avalanche

The victim was found about two feet underneath the snow, the Summit County Sheriff’s Office said. (Summit County Sheriff’s Office)

The child was not fully seated when the chair left the loading area Wednesday, and he eventually fell into a rescue net, the newspaper reported, citing the report. 

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