"A search team reached the bodies of eight victims and found one other who had been missing and presumed dead since Tuesday's avalanche on Castle Peak near Lake Tahoe. The ninth person who was missing was found "relatively close" to the other victims, but it was impossible to see them because there were white-out conditions on Tuesday when the others were located."
"Officials said on Friday that they were using water to break up the snow in the area as avalanche mitigation work, a technique that is designed to intentionally release unstable snowpack to reduce the risk when rescue crews go in. The mitigation and search efforts have included California Highway Patrol air operations, Nevada County Sheriff's search and rescue, Tahoe Nordic search and rescue,"
"Victims Carrie Atkin - Truckee-Tahoe area Danielle Keatley - Marin County, CA Kate Morse - Marin County, CA Kate Vitt - Marin County, CA Kate Vitt - Marin County, CA Liz Clabaugh - Boise, ID The three remaining victims were also identified on Saturday. All were professional guides. Andrew Alissandratos-Nevada Nicole Chu - So. Lake Tahoe Michael Henry-Tampa, FL KGO-TV/ABC7 Eyewitness News contributed to this report"
Nine backcountry skiers died in an avalanche on Castle Peak near Lake Tahoe. Recovery efforts were delayed several days due to heavy snowfall and the threat of additional avalanches. Crews located eight bodies and later found the ninth, which had been near the others but obscured by white-out conditions. Helicopters from the California National Guard and California Highway Patrol hoisted victims to nearby snowcats for transport. Officials used water to break up unstable snowpack as avalanche mitigation before rescue operations. Multiple agencies and local search-and-rescue teams participated. Three of the victims were professional guides.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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