FOXNews.com: HEROIC RESCUE:Boyfriend Saves Woman's Life After Avalanche Burial

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HEROIC RESCUE:Boyfriend Saves Woman's Life After Avalanche Burial Jan 17th 2013, 09:15 A Utah woman who was buried by a 700-foot wide avalanche on a Utah mountain miraculously survived thanks to her boyfriend, who found her with a rescue beacon and shoveled her out of the snow.  43-year-old Elisabeth Malloy and her boyfriend Adam Morrey told their harrowing tale to reporters at the Utah hospital where she is recovering from her ordeal over the weekend. The couple was backcountry skiing in the mountains east of Salt Lake City on Saturday when they triggered and were engulfed by a 700-foot wide avalanche. Malloy told reporters she felt a "strange serenity" while trapped under the snow before she went unconscious. "I was sliding face-first on my stomach downhill. It was violent, I didn't hit anything, it was just kind of a ride, no stopping," Malloy said according to Fox13Now. "I had a small pocket of air I created with my arms and I decided the best situation was to meditate and breath closely. I said to myself, 'It's not time for me, this isn't it and Adam will find me.' I had this feeling I was going to be fine." Morrey was able to locate Malloy with an avalanche rescue beacon. "I immediately called for Elisabeth and there was no response from her and I flailed and panicked to get myself free from the snow and get out of my skis," Morrey said according to Fix13Now. "The moment I was free, I began my search. I descended straight down to where I last remembered Elisabeth and where we were standing when we triggered the slide." Morrey dug Malloy out of the snow with a shovel, performed CPR on her and saved her life. Another skier helped them down the mountain, and a rescue helicopter flew them to safety. Click for more from Fox13Now.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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