Clarification: Other snowmobile rider was step-son

The snowmobile rider who was riding with Shane St. John when the Farmington man was killed by an avalanche Dec. 29 near Calder, Idaho, was his 16-year-old stepson, Mason Rutledge. The youth realized Mr. St. John was no longer riding with him, turned back, discovered the site of the avalanche and attempted to locate his step-father.

The Gazette late last week learned family members wanted to have Rutledge identified and recognized. The report in the Jan. 6 edition of the Gazette was based on a report from the Shoshone County Sheriff’s office which did not identify the other rider.