(KTNV) — The identity of a hiker who died in an avalanche in the Spring Mountains has been released.
WATCH LIVE: Authorities share new details about an avalanche in the Spring Mountains that fatally injured a hiker:
The Clark County Coroner confirms 32-year-old Punan Zhou, of Las Vegas, died in the Spring Mountains on Monday.
The hiker was caught in an avalanche and carried down the mountain for about 500 feet.
Skiers brought Mr. Zhou down the mountain. Rescue officers, Forest Service, firefighters went one mile up into the forest, meeting Zhou's friends at Deer Creek Parking lot.
The Clark County Office of Coroner/Medical Examiner determined Zhou's death to be an accident due to blunt force trauma.
