US EditionEight skiers found dead after California avalanche, with one still missing, Sheriff confirms
Avalanche struck a backcountry ski group returning from a three-day trip; 6 survivors rescued, 8 dead, 1 missing, amid a severe winter storm and high avalanche risk.
- On Tuesday, Nevada County Sheriff Shannan Moon said eight skiers died and one is missing after an avalanche around 11:30 a.m. in the Castle Peak area near Truckee.
- The Sierra Avalanche Center reported the slide measured D2.5 on a north-facing slope at about 8,200 feet as forecasters cited rapid snowfall, weak layers and gale-force winds under a high-danger avalanche warning.
- The guided group had been staying at the Frog Lake huts since Sunday, and responders used snowcats to travel about two miles then skied in, aided by emergency SOS messages and beacons.
- Officials said they have transitioned to a recovery mission and notified families of the victims, Nevada County Sheriff Shannan Moon confirmed, adding that one deceased is a spouse of a Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue member and recovery depends on weather.
- Officials noted the incident is the deadliest since 1981 and avalanche warnings and National Weather Service winter storm alerts remain active while U.S. annual avalanche deaths total 25 to 30.
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Eight of the nine skiers missing in California avalanche found dead
Nevada County Sheriff Shannan Moon said that rescuers 'are still looking for one of the members at this time,' but cautioned that 'the extreme weather' from the storm 'is hampering any movement,' Moon added during a press conference on Tuesday in Nevada City, California.
In the U.S. state of California, at least eight winter sportsmen were killed in an avalanche accident. Another skier was still missing on Wednesday, as the Nevada County police reported.The governor of California, Gavin Newsom, spoke of a "atrocious tragedy".The accident occurred late Tuesday morning (local time) at Berg Castle Peak in the Sierra Nevada north-east of the city of Sacramento. There, a group of 15 people were carried away by the av…
An adventure produced in the Sierra Nevada, California, has been transformed into one of the most serious mountain tragedies in the United States of the past decade. Eight skiers have been found dead, and one of the nine is still sought, after the group has been surprised by a huge mass of snow falling during a storm ski expedition. Six people have been rescued, of whom two have arrived at the hospital, inform AFP and Agerpres.
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