CLE ELUM, Wash. (AP) — A 51-year-old Washington State Patrol trooper caught in an avalanche while snowmobiling near Cle Elem Lake was found dead. Trooper Steve Houle went missing Monday afternoon during an avalanche near the French Cabin Creek area and Knox Creek trailhead. Authorities received reports of two men missing in the avalanche around 12:40 p.m., the sheriff’s office said in a statement. One of the men dug himself out and called for help. Rescue teams recovered the body of the other man, later identified as Houle, around 7 p.m.
State patrol trooper killed in avalanche near Cle Elem
