European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 20, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 the stars and stripes Friday. February �0. 1987 local Rescue workers wednesday dig for Sun ivors after an Avalanche new the Breckenridge goto., ski area. Avalanche in Colorado kills 3 Hunt goes on for at least i skier Breckenridge Colo. A More than 250 mountaineers using Long poles to probe the deep Snow across an Avalanche recovered two More bodies thurs Day and continued searching for at least one More missing skier authorities said Summit county sheriff Delbert Ewoldt said at least one person remained missing after he third body was found during the noon hour. The first victim was found wednesday afternoon Les than three hours after the Avalanche the second was found shortly before noon thursday. Sheriffs sol. Al Wilt said searchers with Long probes hit something hard at the 11,600-foot Altitude on the Mountain. Searchers then used shovels and found the second victim under about five feel of Snow. He was wrapped in a Blanket and taken to a medical tent Alop the Mountain in the Central Colorado Rockies. A helicopter dropped explosives to release Loose Snow that could cause More avalanches on Peak 7, a Steep slope North of the Breckinridge ski area before the searchers aided by dogs beaded out thursday the Snow slide that thundered Down the Mountain wednesday Cut a half mile Swath and left a 40-foot Long fissure where it broke Loose. Sixty certified mountaineers and 200 volunteers searched the Snow thursday. Each was equipped with a radio transmitter in Case of another Avalanche in the Arapahoe National Forest 65 Miles West of Denver. One of the Zolun leers was Mike Tyack a 31-year old South african who said he missed joining the doomed ski party when he was called to work As a bartender at one of the area resorts i was meant to be with them at the lop of the Peak but i got called to work 10 or is minutes earlier he said i m thankful bal i m also sad for the the area was marked dangerous and out of Bounds bul Tyack said some skiers disregard warnings because it s a Challenge. It s deep powder and the Guys get pretty bored just Kimg the runs. We re All aware of the Tyack said he had travelled around Europe with Tim Kirkland an australian before they decided to Winter in Colorado. Kirkland outran the Avalanche and identified three others in his party who apparently did t make it. He said the group saw the out of Bounds signs and skied under the ropes without stopping because the Steep area looked attractive he said Nick Casey 23, of Cambridge new Zea land lost a ski in the powder and the rest of the group waited for him to reattach the binding. We were sitting in the Snow when one Guy right away yelled Avalanche it looked like a huge Cloud coming Down he told reporters in a hoarse whisper. All we could do is stand up and try to ski out of it i m the Only one who did Kirland said. He identified another member of the parly As Paul Way 23, of Auckland new zealand. The fourth per son he identified As Wayne a new yorker who was sharing a condominium with him. Summit county Coroner Marly Flohrs said the body found wednesday was that of Martin Donnellan 21, of Peekskill . The apparent cause of death was suffocation the Coroner said. Of. Lawrence sets High water Mark Washington a the St. Lawrence River registered a record High flow for the fifth consecutive month in january inc . Geological Survey reported on wednesday. The extraordinary amount of water coursing through the nation s second largest River reflects the unusually High Levels of the great lakes Agency water experts said. The great lakes have risen to record or near record lev Els damaging some Beach front property. The Agency which monitors land and water use said the St. Lawrence was measured near Massena , the River averaged 193 billion Gallons per Day in january which is 30 percent above Normal for the month it also was the highest january flow in 126 years of record keeping. The amount of water passing Massena has been above Normal for 24 months officials said. Nationwide inc Survey reported the Stream flow was above Normal at More than to pc Cen i of the Mea Suring stations across the country. Among the nation s biggest Rivers however Only the St. Lawrence and the Missouri were above Normal for the month. The Missouri averaged 45 billion Gallons per Day Day at Hermann mo., about 10 percent More than Normal. The nation s biggest River was slightly below nor Mal. Water flow in the Mississippi averaged 37b Bil lion Gallons per Day at Vicksburg miss., about 9 per cent less than Normal for the month. The Ohio River averaged 79 billion Gallons per Day at Louisville by 20 percent below Normal for the month and the Columbia River was 24 percent below Normal averaging 42 billion Gallons per Day at Dallas Ore. Stateside Renninger was t involved in 1908 plane crash Lebanon. A. A the associated press erroneously reported tuesday in an obituary on Oliver a Renninger that he was a survivor of the first reported modern Day air plane crash in 1908. Renninger 103, was not involved in the crash. He helped assemble the plane for Orville Wright and it. Thomas e. Selfridge at it. Mcyr vn., and took photographs said Conolia Rynn mgr wife of renin Ger s Nephew. Sci fridge died in the crash. It. Bragg go gets prison Fine in gun theft Case Fayetteville . A an 82nd air borne Day paratrooper has been sentenced 1o 10 months imprisonment and fired $2,000 for his part in the then of two sub machine guns pfc. David Wimbish. 21, who pleaded guilty was accused in the january theft of two m3a1 .45-Calibcr sub machine guns. Wimbish told a fort Bragg judge he wanted the gun for a Keepsake. Two other privates charged in the i heft have not been tried. The soldiers platoon and two other 82nd units totalling about 500 soldiers were confined to their unit areas almost a week after the weapons were discovered missing. Authorities recovered the guns Jan. 12 after Wimbish and another Soldier threw the weapons into a swimming Pool in the 82nd area then called Anonymous 1 to 1cll military police where the guns could be found officials said. Father mistakes teen son for burglar shoots him Nashville Tenn. A a teen Ager sent Home Early from school because of Snow to shot and wounded by his father who mistook him for a burglar. Solomon Wingfield 13, was in critical Condi Tion at Hubbard Hospital after being hit in the Abdomen tuesday by a Shotgun blast fired through a curtained window by Oddie James Winfield homicide la . Jackson said. Police said Wingfield. 40, was awakened by pounding on the window. He said he heard a voice outside saying we can get in " Jackson said he apparently thought the House was being burglarized a 12-year-old relative who was with the boy was not injured. Police said the District attorney s office would investigate. Muggers Rob violinist of $70,000 instrument new York a a musician was robbed of his $70,000 violin in the Hall of an apartment building. Mayuki Fukuhara 33, was mugged Laic tues Day said police sgt. Raymond o Donnell. Fuku Hara a member of St. Luke s orchestra was approached by two Wen who threatened him with a knife o Donnell said. They escaped with his re Rogerus violin and two 15,000 bows. Man ousted by bouncer goes to club shoots 3 Dallas a a Man armed with a sawed off Shotgun and pistol walked into a nightclub Laic wednesday and opened fire seriously injuring three people before he was shot and wounded by workers. The gunman apparently had been thrown out of the Belle Star country Western club earlier in the evening authorities said. He returned to the club walked up to a bouncer who had been involved in ejecting him and shot the Man twice police said. He then shot another person in the club who confronted him. Officers said. The Man shot a third person As he was escaping officers said. Club employees began firing at the Man As be tried to gel into a vehicle to flee the scene police reported the Man we Able to drive away but crashed his automobile about two Miles from the club said police sgt. Roger Houston
