Minnesota Snowmobiler dies in Wyoming avalanche

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — A snowmobiler from Minnesota is dead after getting caught in an avalanche near Togwotee (TOE'-guh-tee) Pass in western Wyoming.

The Jackson Hole Daily reports (http://bit.ly/xWvbUI) the man was snowmobiling with a party of 10 when the avalanche overtook him Monday.

Teton County officials on Tuesday identified the victim as 35-year-old Jack Loxtercamp, of Villard, (vih-LARD') Minn. He was buried in the Dry Lake Creek area.

Grand Teton National Park spokeswoman Jackie Skaggs says Teton County Search and Rescue responded at about 3:30 p.m. after someone activated an emergency beacon.

Sheriff's Capt. Tripp Wilson says the man was dead when rescuers dug him out.

The Bridger-Teton National Forest Avalanche Center says it was the first avalanche fatality in Teton County this season.

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