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MN Man Killed In Avalanche: Reports

He was snowmobiling at the time of the incident, according to reports.

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Landon Fox was one of four snowmobilers in the Centennial Mountains in Clark County, near the Montana border, when the incident was reported to police around 2:20 p.m. Sunday, KTVB reported.
Landon Fox was one of four snowmobilers in the Centennial Mountains in Clark County, near the Montana border, when the incident was reported to police around 2:20 p.m. Sunday, KTVB reported. (Google Maps)

CLARK COUNTY, ID — A 21-year-old from Minnesota was killed in an avalanche over the weekend in Idaho, according to reports.

Landon Fox was one of four snowmobilers in the Centennial Mountains in Clark County, near the Montana border, when the incident was reported to police around 2:20 p.m. Sunday, KTVB reported.

Fox’s snowmobile was stuck on a hill and another person from the group tried to reach him, triggering the avalanche, according to East Idaho News, which noted the other three people caught in the avalanche survived with minor injuries.

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Despite its fatal consequences, the avalanche was relatively small at about 160 feet wide, East Idaho News reported.

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