A 16-year-old boy has been killed in Alaska after triggering a 'fatal avalanche' on the Turnagain Pass, located south of Anchorage, when he drove a snow machine in the area, according to the Alaska State Troopers.

A 16-year-old boy died after he was caught in an avalanche in Alaska, officials said. A group of people were riding snow machines, or snowmobiles, in Turnagain Pass on March 22, and the teen “triggered an avalanche and died after being buried,” Alaska state troopers said in a dispatch, citing witness reports.

A teenager, Tucker Challan, died after triggering a deadly avalanche in Turnagain Pass, Alaska. This marks the fourth avalanche death in the area this month. The incident highlights ongoing hazardous conditions due to unstable snow layers.