Fatal Avalanches Strike National Park Workers in Alaska

A National Park Service employee, Eric Walter, was killed in an avalanche while backcountry skiing in Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska. The park staff received a report of a skier triggering an avalanche, and rangers dispatched to the area found Walter's skis and an orange bag in the debris field. Walter was identified as the lone skier who died in the avalanche. He was remembered as a much-loved member of the Alaska Regional Communications Center.