WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Glacier National Park rangers are investigating the death of an apparent avalanche victim.
The fatality was reported to the park around 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 1, 2010.
Park rangers reached the scene of the avalanche and confirmed the fatality at 5:45 p.m. Thursday evening.
The victim was found at the base of Mt. Shields at the end of an avalanche slide. Mt. Shields is located on the south east side of Glacier a few miles from U.S. Highway 2.
No further details are available at this time. More information will be released as soon as it available.
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Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
