"According to Greenland's Broadcasting Corporation (KNR), six people in total were on a snowmobile trip in the area when the slide released. Four of the group were buried."
"The response involved multiple agencies. Nuuk Police, Arctic Command, Nuuk's fire service, and the SAR Qamutit unit all worked together at the scene."
"A formal statement later issued by Greenland Police confirmed that the 17-year-old was declared dead at Nuuk Hospital at 7:05 p.m."
"The incident marks the second avalanche to strike near Nuuk in under two weeks, following a previous avalanche that buried two backcountry skiers."
A 17-year-old boy died after an avalanche struck a group of snowmobilers near Nuuk, Greenland. Six individuals were on a snowmobile trip when the avalanche occurred. Four were buried and later found in a hypothermic state. They were transported to Nuuk Airport and then to the hospital. The boy was declared dead at 7:05 p.m. Two others sustained non-life-threatening injuries. This incident follows another avalanche in the same area that occurred less than two weeks prior, where two skiers were buried but survived.
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