Multiple Choice
If you're snowshoeing in the backcountry with a group and one of your group is swept away and buried by an avalanche,what should you do first?
A) call for professional help
B) conduct a search immediately to dig the person out
C) divide the group and have half go for help and the other half stay and wait
D) mark the spot and evacuate the rest of the group to safety
E) start a stove or build a fire to warm the victim once he/she is recovered
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