Constable Mathieu Nolet, left, poses with Chief Donovan Fisher during a swearing in ceremony in Nelson, B.C., in this undated handout photo.The second off-duty officer who was caught in an avalanche in the British Columbia Interior earlier this month has died. Nolet suffered severe internal injuries and died Saturday morning in a Kelowna hospital, The City of Nelson said in a statement.
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January 21, 2023 - 12:32 PM
NELSON, B.C. - The second off-duty officer who was caught in an avalanche in the British Columbia Interior earlier this month has died.
The City of Nelson says Const. Mathieu Nolet suffered severe internal injuries and died this morning in a Kelowna hospital.
The officers were backcountry skiing near Kaslo, B.C., in a mountain pass 60 kilometres north of Nelson when they were swept down the mountain in a large avalanche.
Const. Wade Tittemore died of injuries on the scene while Nolet was dug from the avalanche by four people who witnessed the slide.
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