A 16-year-old boy has died in an Alaskan avalanche in the Turnagain Pass after his snow machine triggered the avalanche. The Alaska Mountain Rescue Group found and recovered the body of Tucker Challans of Soldotna,

The body of Tucker Challan, 16, was recovered from the avalanche site on Sunday morning, Alaska State Troopers said.

A 16-year-old was riding a snowmobile in the Kenai Mountains when he was swept away and buried, officials said.