An avalanche hazard warning sign is seen outside of McBride, B.C., on Jan. 30, 2016. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck
A Swiss government official has confirmed the three people who died in an avalanche in northwestern British Columbia on Sunday were Swiss nationals.
Silvana Renggli with the Consulate General of Switzerland in Vancouver says in an email that the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs is providing assistance to the families of those killed in the slide north of Terrace, B.C.
