( CNN ) -- Authorities Tuesday recovered the body of an eighth missing snowmobiler buried in avalanches in southern British Columbia , a spokesman for the the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said . Authorities found seven bodies a day after avalanches in British Columbia , Canada . Sgt . Tim Shields said the body was recovered around 11:38 a.m . The seven other bodies were recovered Monday . Their identities were not immediately released . David Wilks , mayor of Sparwood , the small town where the snowmobilers lived , said all were men in their 20s . The eight men , and three others who escaped , faced two avalanches Sunday about 20 kilometers ( 12 miles ) east of Fernie , a town in the Canadian Rockies about 300 kilometers ( 190 miles ) southwest of Calgary , Alberta . The three survivors suffered minor injuries , and one was hospitalized overnight . The men had been in an area called Harvey Pass , which police called `` a popular backcountry snowmobile destination . '' Police said an avalanche buried part of the group and , as others came to help them , a second avalanche buried them . `` Two of the buried riders managed to self-rescue within about 20 minutes . These two used their avalanche beacons to locate a third buried victim who they rescued after an additional 20 minutes of digging , '' police said . The mayor described the snowmobilers as upstanding citizens , most of them working in coal mines or as businessmen . `` All were well aware of the dangers involved in snowmobiling . All are very cautious with what was going on , '' Wilks said . The mayor said temperatures as low as minus 30 degrees Fahrenheit in recent weeks had warmed up in the last two or three days to 25 degrees Fahrenheit .
Bodies of seven other missing snowmobilers were found Monday . Group had been snowmobiling in southeastern British Columbia , Canada . Two of 11 buried riders managed to rescue themselves , find third victim .