Avalanche Victims Identified as 26-Year-Old Ft. Collins Residents
DENVER (AP) — The Jackson County coroner has identified the victim of an avalanche over the weekend as 26-year-old Joseph Philpott of Fort Collins.
Coroner George Crocket said today that Philpott died of his injuries suffered Saturday.
He said 24-year-old Alex White survived after being buried for three hours and was taken to a Fort Collins-area hospital, where his condition was not available.
The Colorado Avalanche Information said today the danger of snow slides is high in northern and central Colorado.