Mercury Bowl, Fernie | 9 Feb 2012
Shortly after 11 am today, February 7th, an experienced back country skier reported to the Elk Valley RCMP that, while he was skiing yesterday in the area known as Mercury Bowl near Fernie, BC, he noticed an avalanche site that appears to be a few days old. When leaving the area this morning, he also noticed two sets of ski tracks, which concerned him.
The RCMP immediately launched Search and Rescue to the site. A Search and Rescue team from Fernie, along with an RCMP police service dog handler were flown to the site by a helicopter. At this point, no one has been found and the police have not received any reports of missing persons on the mountain.
Search is continuing this afternoon as a precautionary measure. Further updates will be provided if/when available.
