US EditionRescuers Locate Six Skiers After Castle Peak Avalanche While Search Continues
Search teams including 46 first responders are working amid a severe winter storm with up to 40 inches of snow since Monday, after 10 skiers went missing in an avalanche.
- An avalanche was reported in the Castle Peak area near Truckee, California, where six skiers were located and awaiting rescue while ten others remained unaccounted for.
- Highly-Skilled rescue teams deployed from nearby ski resorts, and the six known survivors were directed to shelter in place.
- The skiers were on the last day of a three-day backcountry skiing trip led by Blackbird Mountain Guides, and the search for the missing skiers continued pending weather conditions.
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Nine skiers still missing after Lake Tahoe avalanche
Six backcountry skiers were rescued after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe, but nine remain missing. The incident occurred at Castle Peak in the Sierra Nevada, highlighting the dangers of backcountry skiing and the challenges of rescue operations in the midst of ongoing hazardous weather conditions.
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A total of ten skiers have been reported missing and six others have been stranded in the...
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