Crews recover bodies of 9 backcountry skiers days after California avalanche
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Crews have recovered the bodies of nine backcountry skiers who were killed in a California avalanche four days ago.
Crews recovered the bodies of nine backcountry skiers who were killed in a California avalanche four days ago, authorities said Saturday.
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 recovery efforts had been put on hold for several days because of heavy snow and the threat of more avalanches.
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Helicopters with the California National Guard and California Highway Patrol recovered the bodies on Saturday morning by hoisting them from the mountain and bringing them to nearby snowcats — trucks outfitted for transportation on the snow.
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