“I could see his hand, his gloves, kind of poking out, waving,” Braeden Hansen said Wednesday, a day after the avalanche buried Hunter Hansen, his brother, in the Franklin Basin, close to the Idaho border.
The avalanche happened at around 8,400 feet elevation, according to the Utah Avalanche Center.
"I saw the snow ripple and knew that was an avalanche," said Braeden, who was ahead of his brother.
"It can happen at any moment and day, and it sure did happen to us," Braeden Hansen said.
"You hear so many tragic stories of people getting buried in avalanches and not making it out, so I feel very blessed and lucky," Hunter Hansen said.
Persons:
“, ” Braeden Hansen, Hunter Hansen, Braeden, ”, Hunter, ” Braeden, Braeden Hansen
Organizations:
Utah Avalanche Center, Colorado Avalanche Information Center .
Locations:
Utah, Franklin, Idaho, Logan Canyon, United States, Colorado Avalanche Information Center . Utah, Colorado , Alaska, Washington