British Columbia, Canada — Two brothers from Pennsylvania have been recognized as the most recent victims in a lethal Canadian avalanche season that has already claimed 5 lives this yr.
Jon and Tim Kinsley, 59 and 57, of York, Pa. had been killed after being caught in a slide close to Revelstoke, British Columbia, on Monday whereas on a guided heli-skiing tour.
Their identities had been confirmed by Kinsley Enterprises, the mum or dad firm of Kinsley Properties and Kinsley Building, over which the brothers presided.
“We’re deeply heartbroken to share information of the sudden and tragic passing of Timothy and Jonathan Kinsley whereas on a snowboarding journey in British Columbia,” reads a press release on the Kinsley Building web site. “Our complete Kinsley household remains to be processing this heartbreaking information of their deaths and respectfully ask for privateness presently.”
Based on a press release from CMH Heli-Snowboarding, three folks had been caught within the avalanche round 2:46 p.m. MT Monday — two shoppers who had been absolutely buried and one information who was partially buried.
The 2 shoppers — now recognized because the Kinsley brothers — had been dug out and flown to Kelowna Common Hospital, the place they had been pronounced useless, the corporate stated. The information is in steady situation.
The B.C. Coroners Service has taken over the investigation.