A 37-year-old man from Evanston, Wyoming, had been snowmobiling with his friend when an avalanche occurred, the Rich County Sheriff's Office said. The avalanche happened in the Monte Cristo Snowmobile Area near the Rich and Cache county lines.

A snowmobile rider who got caught in an avalanche Monday in the backcountry of northern Utah has been found dead.

Police in Utah said a Wyoming man was killed on Monday after an avalanche occurred while he was snowmobiling in the northern part of the state.

A snowmobiler from Wyoming was killed Monday afternoon after he was caught in an avalanche in Rich County near the Cache County line.

A snowmobiler was killed in an avalanche in Utah's Monte Cristo range on February 3.

Officials identified the Wyoming man who died after getting caught in an avalanche in the Monte Cristo area Monday evening.

Officials identified the Wyoming man who died after getting caught in an avalanche in the Monte Cristo area Monday evening. Scott Wright, 37, of Evanston, had been snowmobiling with his friend when an avalanche occurred,

Multiple agencies were called to Rich County for a search and rescue operation.There were reports of a snowbomiler buried in an avalanche.Per UHP PIO - Lt Camer