A woman buried in snow has been rescued safely.

On March 10th, a snowshoeing woman was caught in an avalanche on Mount Seymour in North Vancouver, British Columbia. The woman was buried upside down in the snow for 15 to 20 minutes. But she was lucky that she was rescued safely.

The accident occurred in the backcountry of Mount Seymour. The woman and her male companion were caught in an avalanche on the south side of Pump Peak. North Shore Rescue said the man got out on his own and called for the woman, but when she didn’t respond, he called 911.

Following the advice of the rescue manager, the man located the woman and pulled her out of the snow. The woman was unresponsive and cyanotic and suffered from hypothermia, but after she was evacuated, she became responsive.

North Shore Rescue dispatched a helicopter rescue team to the scene and the rest of the team rushed to the Mt Seymour parking lot.

After receiving medical treatment, the woman was taken down the mountain in an emergency sled. The avalanche risk for the mountains on the North Shore (north of Vancouver) is rated “high.”