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RICK BOWMER and AMY BETH HANSON / AP, Time
Thu, 05/09/2024 - 3:42pm

Two Skiers Killed in Utah Avalanche Following Spring Snowstorms, Sheriff Says

(SANDY, Utah) — Two backcountry skiers were killed and one was rescued after an avalanche Thursday in the mountains outside of Salt Lake City that occurred after several days of spring snowstorms, authorities said. A rescue team responded just after 10 a.m. to an avalanche reported near Lone Peak in the Wasatch Range southeast of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County Sheriff Rosie Rivera said. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] One of the skiers, who was able to dig himself out of the snow, had been rescued by midday and was taken to the hospital, Rivera said. A rescue team in a helicopter flew over the area Thursday afternoon and confirmed the other two men were deceased, Rivera said.

 

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