The Coroners Service of British Columbia is reporting a death following an avalanche in the province's northwest.
Coroner Barb McLintock said Tuesday that little is known about the incident, except that it took place in a remote area and the closest community is Stewart, near the border with Alaska.
McLintock says two peole from an industrial camp were working when the avalanche hit.
She said one person escaped but the other did not, and a coroner from Terrace is investigating.
McLintock said it's very early in the season for an avalanche to claim a life, noting the first fatality last year was reported in the middle of November.
That incident claimed the life of 40-year-old snowmobiler Dallas Shane Mayert, northeast of Prince George.
