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Deadly February for Skiers in Lake Tahoe Region Continues with 2 Fatalities at Heavenly Resort
The two fatalities add to a deadly series in the Lake Tahoe region this month, including an avalanche that killed at least eight people, officials said.
- On Friday, deputies responded around 11:55 a.m. to Heavenly Mountain Resort's Boulder Lodge where two skiers died in separate incidents despite life-saving efforts by ski patrol and paramedics.
- This week, an avalanche near Castle Peak in Nevada County, California, killed at least eight people, adding to February resort fatalities, including two at Northstar on Feb. 15 and Feb. 6.
- Authorities say the cause and manner of death remain under investigation and the incidents are part of an active probe; the sheriff's office said identities will be released after next of kin are notified.
- California authorities are investigating the guiding company that led the backcountry trip as six of the 15 skiers survived, while search teams located eight bodies and a ninth is presumed dead.
- Families have identified six avalanche victims as Carrie Atkin, Liz Clabaugh, Danielle Keatley, Kate Morse, Caroline Sekar and Kate Vitt, and the mayor of Truckee expressed gratitude for community support.
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East Bay TimesTwo killed in separate incidents at South Lake Tahoe ski resort
Two people were killed in separate incidents Friday morning at Heavenly Lake Tahoe, the latest in a line of skiing-related deaths in the region, authorities said.
·San Jose, United States
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2 more skiers die in Lake Tahoe area
(KRON) — Two skiers died in separate, unrelated accidents at the Heavenly Boulder Lodge resort in the Lake Tahoe area Friday, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office announced. The sheriff’s office responded to the accidents around 11:55 a.m. The Heavenly Ski Patrol recovered both victims and took them to the base of the ski slopes, where paramedics attempted to revive them. However, both victims were pronounced dead. “The incidents are not connect…
·San Francisco, United States
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