BYU student dies following avalanche injuries

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Ashleigh Cox (Photo Courtesy Facebook)
Ashleigh Cox (Photo Courtesy Facebook)

Ashleigh Cox, a BYU student, died Sunday, Feb. 9, after being taken off life support in Utah Valley Regional Medical Center after 4 p.m.

Cox, 21, was swept by an avalanche into a stream Saturday, Feb. 8, near Tibble Fork Resevoir while snowshoeing with friends. She was buried under water and snow for more than forty minutes before rescue parties could retrieve her.

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