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OPHIR, Colo. (AP) -- An avalanche killed a 67-year-old man as he was snowboarding solo in the Colorado backcountry, authorities said Tuesday, marking the fourth U.S. avalanche death this winter.
The victim, Peter Harrelson, was a doctor and resident of Ophir in southwest Colorado, the San Miguel County Sheriff's Office said.
He was reported overdue on Monday evening after embarking on a backcountry tour in the Waterfall Canyon area south of Ophir. Friends followed his tracks that night but were unable to find him, according to the Colorado Avalanche Center.
Search and rescue teams reached the site Tuesday morning and found Harrelson's body, the center said. Avalanche center spokesperson Kelsy Been said the man was believed to have been traveling alone.