Ashleigh Nicole Cox Dead: BYU Student Was Buried in Tibble Fork Reservoir Avalanche

Ashleigh Nicole Cox Dead: BYU Student Was Buried in Tibble Fork Reservoir Avalanche
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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Ashleigh Nicole Cox, a student at BYU, is dead after getting buried by an avalanche near Tibble Fork Reservoir in Utah on Saturday.

Cox, 21, was snowshoeing with several other people when the avalanche happened.

Emergency responders dug her out, but she was buried for about 40 minutes and was not breathing when they got to her. 

Her heart began beating again a little later and she was treated at the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center, reported the Salt Lake Tribune.

However, Cox died on Sunday evening after being taken off life support, reported KSL.

The Utah Avalanche Center has issued a red level advisory, warning people of high avalanche risk.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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