CLE ELUM, Wash. (AP) — A 51-year-old Washington State Trooper caught in an avalanche while snowmobiling near Cle Elem Lake was found dead Monday night.
Trooper Steve Houle went missing Monday afternoon after an avalanche near the French Cabin Creek area.
Authorities received reports of two men missing in the avalanche around 12:40 p.m. One of the men dug himself out and called for help.
Rescue teams recovered the body of the other man, later identified as Houle, around 7 p.m.