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AVERAGE BURIAL DEPTH [1 record]

Record 1 2008-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
  • Search and Rescue (Paramilitary)
CONT

... to survive an avalanche you have to be rescued within 15 minutes ... In ideal conditions it will take around 5 minutes to locate a victim with [an avalanche] transceiver and 10 to 15 minutes to dig them out from the average depth of burial which is 1 meter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
  • Recherche et sauvetage (Paramilitaire)
CONT

Système de localisation ULB pour le secours aux victimes d'avalanches. [..] Statistiquement, la profondeur moyenne d'ensevelissement est le plus souvent inférieure à 2 m.

Spanish

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