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Crews recover bodies of 9 backcountry skiers days after California avalanche
Nine skiers, including six friends and three guides, died in a D2.5 avalanche; six others survived the deadliest U.S. avalanche since 1981, officials said.
- On Saturday, crews recovered the bodies of nine backcountry skiers, completing the recovery four days after Tuesday's avalanche near Castle Peak, Lake Tahoe.
- Brutal weather and avalanche risk forced officials to pause recovery for several days due to heavy snow and the threat of more avalanches, with officials using water on Friday for avalanche mitigation by breaking up unstable snowpack.
- A Black Hawk helicopter supported the effort Saturday, hovering around Frog Lake for just under 90 minutes as multiple agencies, including California Highway Patrol air operations and Nevada County Sheriff's search and rescue, assisted.
- Six others on the trip survived, and officials called it the deadliest U.S. avalanche since 1981, with six women who were close friends and three professional guides among the dead.
- A temporary flight restriction was extended to 5 p.m. Sunday, and the Nevada County Sheriff's Department said the victim recovery effort remains ongoing ahead of a 1 p.m. news conference.
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4 days after California avalanche, crews recover the bodies of 9 backcountry skiers
Crews recovered the bodies of nine backcountry skiers who were killed in a California avalanche four days ago, authorities said Saturday, concluding a harrowing operation hindered by intense snowfall.
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Crews recover bodies of 9 backcountry skiers killed in Lake Tahoe avalanche
A Black Hawk helicopter on Saturday flew to the snowy, mountainous region of the California's Sierra Nevada where a fatal avalanche struck this week, amid an ongoing effort to make the area safe enough for crews to recover the bodies of the people killed.
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