Beacon credited with saving avalanche victim

Beacon credited with saving avalanche victim


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(KSL News) A beacon most likely saved a Pleasant Grove man buried by an avalanche.

Jeremy Kallas was snowmobiling with friends near the Kolob Creek Trailhead in Wasatch County when the avalanche buried him around 3:30 this afternoon.

Kallas was wearing an avalanche beacon, and friends located him within 15 minutes. He's now in the hospital recovering from minor injuries.

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