1 week Ago By Mariane Angela
A search and rescue ended tragically after two skiers died Thursday from an avalanche in Utah, NBC News reported. Two skiers, aged 23 and 32, have lost their lives following an near the Lone Peak Summit area in Utah’s Wasatch Range, to NBC News. Throughout the day, search and rescue teams tirelessly scoured the area for the missing individuals, but their efforts ended in grief as Greater Salt Lake Police Sgt.
Aymee Race confirmed that two out of three skiers were found dead, while one skier was successfully . The identities of the skiers remain undisclosed, but it was reported that the three skiers were skiing together. Emergency crews responded around 10:50 a.
m. local time to the mountain following reports of an avalanche and the disappearance of three skiers, Race confirmed, the outlet stated. The rescue team used a helicopter hoist to safely retrieve the skier from the mountain.
The third skier managed to get himself out of the snow after being ensnared and was subsequently transported to a nearby . Salt Lake County Sheriff Rosie Rivera believes that he was the individual who placed the initial emergency call. Two missing skiers are dead and a third man was rescued after an avalanche near the Lone Peak Summit area in Utah’s Wasatch Range, officials say.
— NBC News (@NBCNews) Race disclosed that authorities believe the group set out on their expedition early in the morning, requiring approximately five hours to reach the secluded skiing location, KSL . Reports indicat.
