A 30-year-old Newfoundland man died after he was buried by an avalanche while snowmobiling with friends on Saturday night in Port Saunders.
The RCMP say the unidentified victim was snowmobiling on the province's Northern Peninsula with several other people on Eastern Blue Mountain at the time of the avalanche.
Six people managed to escape, but the man was buried under snow for several minutes before others in the group dug him about and performed first aid.
He was rushed to hospital where he was pronounced dead. The RCMP is investigating. Police say the man is from nearby River Ponds.
