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Half a dozen patients — several from the Calgary area and one in critical condition — were rushed to hospital Sunday after the second avalanche in as many days near Golden, B.C.

Late Sunday morning, ground and air ambulances as well as search and rescue teams were sent to the Esplanade Range area northwest of Beaver following reports of an avalanche.

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It was the second slide in the area in as many days — the first on Saturday caught up a group of snowmobilers, killing one.

The victim was identified by a co-worker as Nick Roberts, a mechanic with the Calgary Fire Department.

“He loved snowmobiling; that’s all he talked about,” said Steven Fontana, who has worked alongside Roberts for a few years. “He was depressed in the summer because there was no snow.”

Roberts was among a group of snowmobilers caught in an avalanche in the Quartz Creek snowmobiling area, 10 kilometres from the Beaver area. Search and rescue crews were sent in after police were alerted by an emergency GPS beacon.