Two snowmobilers in Wyoming killed in separate accidents

Two snowmobilers died successful abstracted accidents successful western Wyoming successful precocious January, officials said.

Teton County Search and Rescue (TCSAR) responded to a fatal incidental connected Jan. 26 erstwhile a antheral and a pistillate riding tandem successful a tiny guided radical went disconnected way and collided with a histrion successful the Togwotee Pass area.

The antheral aboriginal went into cardiac apprehension and died from his injuries.

The woman, who was reported to beryllium unresponsive but breathing, was rescued by chopper and transported to a hospital successful Idaho.

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"All of america astatine TCSAR connection our deepest sympathies to the household and friends affected by this tragedy," the radical wrote connected Facebook. "This has been a challenging wintertime truthful acold for our upland community. TCSAR has responded to 4 fatalities, with 2 coming successful the past 3 days." 

"We cognize that accidents hap and that we each marque mistakes. This connection is not intended to shame oregon justice anyone. Just delight retrieve that erstwhile you instrumentality connected a backcountry objective—no substance however large oregon small—the astir important happening is to marque definite you travel location astatine the extremity of the day," they added. "Be harmless retired there, everyone."

Three days earlier, connected Jan. 23, TCSAR responded to 2 further snowmobile crashes on Granite Creek Road, 1 of which aboriginal proved fatal.

In 1 incident, a 39-year-old antheral suffered a severe limb injury aft crashing and rolling astir 30 feet down an embankment.

TCSAR past received different telephone successful a 2nd incidental from a guided snowmobile enactment aft a 32-year-old pistillate mislaid consciousness and sustained life-threatening injuries erstwhile she struck a tree.

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The Jackson Hole News & Guide identified the antheral successful the Jan. 26 incidental arsenic Joshua Dillon Escamilla, 31, and the pistillate successful the Jan. 23 incidental arsenic Edith Linares Pike.

Pike was killed by caput and cervix trauma and was from Stamford, Connecticut, Teton County Coroner Brent Blue told the outlet.

The coroner’s bureau has not yet determined Escamilla’s origin of decease oregon his hometown, though his household has been contacted successful Florida.