. >> >> 29-year-old mike kazanjy was with five others near jackson hole, wyoming resort. he triggered an avalanche. >> a big avalanche. >> a big moving, turning, monster. >> fellow skiers tried c.p.r. to save him. he was outside the resort boundary in the back country where the thrill are bigger, but so is the risk. >> you literally have seconds to try and get out of the way. >> he grew up in southern california and moved to the bay area to attend uc berkeley and became the captain of cal's ski team and graduated with a degree in economic and public policy. the family said he lived life with a full heart. he loved his family, his skiing buddies and san francisco. his friends are expressing their grief on instagram saying today is a sad day in the mountains. mike kazanjy's death came during the second back country avalanche this week. >>> in colorado, a man watched his brother get buried alive and he could barely breathe if ten minutes cemented in snow. >> get me out! >> as for mike kazanjy he worked at hotwire but took time off to travel. >>> it appears the legal battle o

an avalanche on a wyoming mountain has killed a san francisco man. 29-year-old mike kazanjy was snowboarding with friends yesterday afternoon near jackson hole.on a slope called "pucker face". when the mountain gave way, and buried him beneath the witnesses say the ski patrol found him quickly, but he was already dead. the county examiner says it looks like kazanjy died on a pilot and a young passenger died after their plane crashed outside a house near a california airport. it happened last night and fresno. investigators say the single engine cessna plane hit a tree while approaching the jammer executive airport. local media reports said the passenger was the nine year- old nephew of the pilot. here's a story a lot of people are talking about this morning something you might expect from a christmas blockbuster. it school of carnivores fish attacked a large group of people as they swam in a river and argentina on christmas day. the state to run media there says the fishing question is a relative of the parana 370 people were hurt. --irahna. 70 peplople were hurt. including a seven year-old

two others were killed this week by avalanches including 29-year-old skier mike kazanji, who was buried by an out of bounds slide near jackson hole, wyoming. >> is that an avalanche? >> reporter: there were also a few close calls this month, all thanks to recent snowstorms. >> we've got weak snow that was on the ground, heavy snow is starting to stack up on top of that. and that's always a perfect recipe for human-triggered avalanches in the back country. >> reporter: last season avalanches killed 24 people in the united states, nearly all in the west. to stay alive, experts say back-country skiers should carry a beacon, shovel and probe so they can rescue themselves. >> otherwise, it's like trying to find a needle in a needle in a haystack, it's virtually impossible. >> reporter: as an experienced back-country skier, edwin had all of that equipment. the best thing he brought with him was his brother who dug him out. >> i'm extremely thankful that everything turned out the way it did and i didn't sustain any worse injuries or die. >> reporter: after escaping with only torn ligaments he

two others were killed this week by avalanches including 29-year-old skier mike kazanjy who was buried by a slide outside of wyoming. a few close calls this month all thanks to recent snow storms. >> we've got weak snow that was on the ground, heavy snow is starting to stack up on top of that. and that's always a perfect recipe for human-triggered avalanches in the back country. >> reporter: last season avalanches killed 24 people in the united states, nearly all in the west. to stay alive, experts say back country skiers should carry a beacon, shovel and probe so they can rescue themselves. otherwise it's trying to find a needle in a haystack. virtually impossible. as an experienced back country skier he had all that equipment but the best thing he brought with him was his brother, who dug him out. >> i'm extremely thankful that everything turned the out the way it did and that i didn't sustain any worse injuries or die. >> reporter: after escaping with only torn ligaments, he promises to return to the slopes next year with an even greater respect for the dangers of the back country.

two others were killed this week by avalanches including 29-year-old skier mike kazanji, buried by a slide near jackson hole, wyoming. there were a few close calls this month thanks to recent snow storms. >> we've got weak snow that was on the ground, heavy snow is starting to stack up on top of that. and that's always a perfect recipe for human-triggered avalanches in the back country. >> reporter: last season avalanches killed 24 people in the united states, nearly all in the west. to stay alive, experts say backcountry skiers should carry a beacon, shovel and probe so they can rescue themselves. >> otherwise it's trying to find a needle in a needle in a haystack, virtually impossible. >> reporter: as an experienced back country skier, edwin had all of that equipment. the best thing he brought with him was his brother who dug him out. >> i'm extremely thankful that everything turned out the way it did and i didn't sustain any worse injuries or die. >> reporter: after escaping with only torn ligaments he promises to return to the slopes next year with an even greater respect for the

an avalanche on a wyoming mountain has killed a san francisco man. 29-year-old mike kazanjy was snowboarding with friends yesterday afternoon near jackson hole.on a slope called "pucker face". when the mountain gave way, and buried him beneath the snow. witnesses say the ski patrol found him quickly, but he was already dead. the county examiner says it looks like kazanjy died on impact. a shooting investigation in vallejo led police to identify suspects in a string of armed robberies the shooting happened december-eighth near the corner of whitney avenue and pomona drive. one man was seriously injured. police tracked down 20- year-old james brisker in connection with the shooting. 19-year-old jaymon matthews was later arrested after a search uncovered stolen property from armed robberies in the vallejo and fairfield area. the family of a missing veteran is asking for help in finding him. derek sell was last seen december 17th at s.f. general. his father says he's very worried about his son's safety. and he's hoping someone will come forward with information. derek is a former navy seaman who

learning the man killed in an aftvalanche is from the bay area, this is picture of 20-year-old mike kazanjy. his brother said in a written statement he loved his family, his cal bears, skiing buddies and san francisco. authorities say he was skiing with friends outside the boundary of the jackson hole mountain resort in an area called pucker face bowl when he set off an avalanche at 1:00 that buried him in the snow. he went to school at uc berkeley and just moved to jackson hole from san francisco. >>> well, it appears the rescuers may now need rescuing. tonight, one ship sent to help break another ship out of thick ice is trapped as well. 4 passengers aboard a russian cruise ship have been stuck in the antarctic ice since christmas eve, the ship got stuck trying to recreate an australian explorer's voyage to antarctica. a chinese ice breaking ship sent to rescue the first vessel is stuck as well. officials believe the second ship will ultimately be able to free itself, but say it could take quite a bit of time. >>> still ahead at 6:00, 70 years of history coming to a close. the institution

. >> reporter: kazanjy was a lifelong skier, spending winters on the jackson hole slopes. in a statement, his family said mikeived life with a full heart. he loved his family. his cal bears. his skiing buddies and san francisco. on average, 28 people are killed in avalanches every year. and this is the second treacherous back country avalanche just this week. >> holy [ bleep ]. >> reporter: in colorado, davis la mayor watched his brother, edwin, get buried alive. edwin could barely breathe, cemented in snow for ten minutes. >> dig me out. >> reporter: but the threat isn't just in the back country. an avalanche on one of the main ski runs at this utah resort monday, briefly trapped three people. a warning that this season on the slopes, the danger can be anywhere. for "good morning america," clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >> clayton, thank you. >>> we're going to turn to the round-the-clock rush by u.p.s. and fedex to get the late christmas presents delivered. there has been fierce backlash from angry customers, blasting the two shipping giants. and we have the latest, now, from abc's alex perez in chicago