Police Officer Killed in Avalanche Near Kaslo, BC, Another Injured

An RCMP officer sits outside a home surrounded by police tape where four people were found dead Tuesday, in Richmond, B.C., on Jan. 26, 2022. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

A City of Nelson police officer has been killed in an avalanche near Kaslo, B.C., the Nelson Police Board says.

In a post on the City of Nelson Facebook page on Monday, the board said another officer was also critically injured.