Douglas James Churchill ID'd as Golden avalanche victim
Douglas James Churchill is the 64-year-old Canmore man who died in an avalanche northwest of Golden, B.C. on Feb. 21.
64-year-old part of group of 13 caught up in Feb. 21 avalanche on Esplanade Mountain northwest of Golden, B.C.
Douglas James Churchill is the 64-year-old Canmore man who died in an avalanche northwest of Golden, B.C., on Feb. 21, BC Coroners Service said in a release Wednesday.
- Canmore man caught in Golden avalanche Sunday dies from injuries
- 13 people involved in another avalanche near Golden, B.C.
Churchill was one of two skiers critically injured of seven that were sent to various hospitals for treatment after the avalanche on Esplanade Mountain.
He was taken to Golden hospital and then airlifted to Calgary but died Feb. 24 of his injuries.
It was a deadly weekend in the region.
Nick Roberts, a 30-year-old member of the Calgary Fire Department, died one day earlier, Feb. 20, in a separate avalanche in the East Quartz Creek area, also in the Golden area.