Woman survives being buried by avalanche for almost 20 minutes in B.C.'s North Shore mountains

Rescuers say a woman is lucky to be alive after she was caught in an avalanche in the North Shore mountains near Vancouver and completely buried upside down for nearly 20 minutes.

Woman survives being buried by avalanche for almost 20 minutes in B.C.'s North Shore mountains
A group of rescuers are wearing bright red jackets and backpacks while on skis. Between them is a person wearing a yellow helmet and covered in foil-like material on a a sled.

Rescuers say a woman is lucky to be alive after she was caught in an avalanche in the North Shore mountains near Vancouver and completely buried upside down for nearly 20 minutes.