Crews recover bodies of 9 backcountry skiers killed in Lake Tahoe avalanche
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A Black Hawk helicopter on Saturday flew to the snowy, mountainous region of the California's Sierra Nevada where a fatal avalanche struck this week, amid an ongoing effort to make the area safe enough for crews to recover the bodies of the people killed.
Officials on Saturday said they recovered the bodies of the nine backcountry skiers killed earlier this week after an avalanche struck the California side of Lake Tahoe.
Among those who died were six close friends who were “passionate, skilled skiers” and three professional guides.
Family members previously identified Carrie Atkin, Liz Clabaugh, Danielle Keatley, Kate Morse, Caroline Sekar and Kate Vitt as victims of the slide.
The Nevada County Sheriff’s Office also confirmed the identifies of three employees of Blackbird Mountain Guides who were killed in the avalanche: Michael Henry, 30, Andrew Alissandratos, 34, and Niki Choo, 42.
“We are grateful that we can bring them home,” said Shannan Moon, the sheriff of Nevada County, California.
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