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U.S. snowboarder Brock Crouch survives burying by avalanche near Whistler

U.S. snowboarder Brock Crouch survives burying by avalanche near Whistler | iNFOnews.ca
U.S. snowboarder Brock Crouch, left, and mountain safety location co-ordinator Shin Campos, are seen in this undated handout photo. An American pro-snowboarder has survived after being buried alive by an avalanche in the backcountry of Whistler, B.C. Eighteen-year-old Brock Crouch was under the snow for five minutes before his friends uncovered him in a harrowing rescue. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Shin Campos

VANCOUVER – An American pro-snowboarder has survived after being buried alive by an avalanche in the backcountry of Whistler, B.C.

Eighteen-year-old Brock Crouch was under the snow for five minutes before his friends uncovered him in a harrowing rescue.

Shin Campos, who was on the mountain with Crouch, says the crew snapped into action when they heard the loud rumble of an avalanche.

He says Crouch was blue but conscious when they uncovered his head about two feet beneath the surface.

Campos says Crouch was released from Vancouver Hospital yesterday and has made his way home to California to start his recovery.

Crouch has competed in three X Games and was also part of the 2017 U.S. Surfing team that won gold at the I.S.A. World Junior Surfing Championships in Japan.

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Shelby Thevenot

Shelby has lived across Canada. She grew up near Winnipeg, Manitoba then obtained her B.F.A in Multidisciplinary Fine Arts at the University of Lethbridge in Lethbridge, Alberta. In 2014 she moved to Montreal, Quebec to study French and thrived in the Visual Journalism Graduate Diploma program at Concordia University. Now she works at iNFO News where she strives to get the stories that matter to the Okanagan Valley community.

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