Avalanche survivor: ‘We did everything we could’ for buried
(CNN) — Wiping tears from his cheeks, a man who survived avalanches that killed eight snowmobilers in western Canada said Wednesday that he and two others tried to save their friends but eventually left the mountain because of the threat of more slides.
Jeffrey Adams says he freed himself and helped free two others before making a “gut-wrenching” decision to leave.Jeffrey Adams says he freed himself and helped free two others before making a “gut-wrenching” decision to leave.
Jeffrey Adams, flanked by his fiancée, said he and the two other survivors “did everything we could to try to save” the eight Sunday.
“They died doing what they loved. … I’m truly sorry to the families that we couldn’t find them,” Adams said.