NSW: Brother called out to warn man killed in avalanche

AAP General News (Australia)
08-18-2008
NSW: Brother called out to warn man killed in avalanche

The brother of a 22-year-old man .. killed in an avalanche in the Kosciuszko National
Park .. tried to warn him he was in danger just moments before he was swept to his death
by a wall of ice and snow.

TOM CARR-BOYD was crushed to death after a collapsed segment of hardened snow .. known
as an ice cornice .. gave way and caused an avalanche about 5km from Charlotte Pass.

Inspector PETER ROONEY says Mr CARR-BOYD's brother .. who was below the cornice ..

noticed it was unsafe and yelled out to the 22 year-old.

He says when Mr CARR-BOYD tried to move off the top of the cornice it collapsed underneath him.

Insp ROONEY says the young man tried to ski on top of the moving wall of snow but was overtaken.

AAP RTV cjb/hn/sw/bart

KEYWORD: AVALANCHE BROTHER (SYDNEY)

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