US EditionCrews recover bodies of 9 backcountry skiers days after California avalanche
Recovery delayed by heavy snow and avalanche risk, crews retrieved nine bodies after a four-day operation involving multiple agencies and avalanche mitigation efforts.
- 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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Nine skiers recovered after deadly avalanche near Lake Tahoe
The bodies of nine skiers have been recovered following an avalanche near Lake Tahoe, California. Nevada County Sheriff Shannan Moon said the investigation is not formally over until all of search and rescue return to headquarters. Five bodies were found on Tuesday. Four were recovered on Saturday. “While we wish we could have saved them all, we are grateful that we can bring them home,” Moon said. On Saturday morning, California National Guard …
Los Angeles (USA), Feb 21 (EFE).- The bodies of the nine skiers who died in an avalanche last Tuesday in northern California were recovered this Saturday, after weather conditions allowed rescue teams access, Nevada County authorities reported. Eight of the deceased skiers had been found on Wednesday but one person remained missing, the rescuers found his body this Saturday, which was also taken off the mountain. The skiers belonged to a group o…
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