2 snowshoers killed in Colorado avalanche
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The deadly avalanche measured 400 feet wide, officials said.
The bodies of two people killed when they were buried by a 400-foot-wide avalanche while snowshoeing in the Colorado mountains have been recovered, authorities said.
The two people, whose names were not immediately released, were found on Sunday afternoon at the 11,700-foot level of North Star Mountain about 90 miles west of Denver when a search dog detected their bodies buried in the snow, according to a statement from the Summit County Rescue Group.
The snowshoers and their dog were reported missing on Saturday when they failed to return from their outing, officials said.
Summit County Sheriff's deputies and about 33 members of the volunteer Summit County Rescue group immediately launched a search for the missing people after finding their car in a parking lot of the popular hiking area, authorities said.
