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Avalanche-rescue tech

Published: Friday, Dec. 8 2006 12:00 a.m. MST

Bob Plumb, Deseret Morning News

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Members of the Wasatch Backcountry Rescue team demonstrate the use of the first helicopter-mounted avalanche transceiver technology in the United States. Thursday's demonstration of the equipment for locating and rescuing avalanche victims began on the ground and continued with helicopters locating targets on Mount Superior in Little Cottonwood Canyon.

Members of the Wasatch Backcountry Rescue team demonstrate the use of the first helicopter-mounted avalanche transceiver technology in the United States. Thursday's demonstration of the equipment for locating and rescuing avalanche victims began on the ground and continued with helicopters locating targets on Mount Superior in Little Cottonwood Canyon.

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