Snowboarder Swims His Way Out of Loveland Pass Avalanche

A Denver snowboarder was able to ride and swim his way out of a large avalanche on Loveland Pass around noon Tuesday.

Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office Major Rick Albers said Alec Meyer, 25, caused the avalanche and "it broke on him." Meyer rode it almost to the bottom, but when the avalanche started to flatten out he started to sink.

Meyer used a swimming motion to keep himself on top of the slide, and he was only buried to his mid-section. His girlfriend saw the accident, skied down and helped free him. No one was injured.
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