Rescuers in California have recovered the body of the ninth and final person missing in an avalanche in the Sierra Nevada mountains, the local sheriff's office said.

Rescuers in California have recovered the body of the ninth and final person missing in an avalanche in the Sierra Nevada mountains, the local sheriff's office said.

Crews have recovered the bodies of nine backcountry skiers who were killed in a California avalanche four days ago.

TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) — Crews recovered the bodies of nine backcountry skiers who were killed in a California avalanche four days ago, authorities said Saturday, concluding a harrowing operation hindered by intense snowfall. A search team reached the bodies of eight victims and found one other who had been missing and presumed dead since Tuesday’s […]

Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Eight skiers died and one is missing from a group of 15 people completing a three-day backcountry tour in California's Tahoe National Forest when an avalanche struck, local law enforcement said Wednesday.

Eight of nine skiers buried near California's Lake Tahoe in the deadliest avalanche in the state's recorded history have died, the Nevada County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday.

Rescuers are searching for survivors after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe, California, swept over a party of 15 backcountry skiers returning to the trailhead Tuesday. Six people have been rescued,…

An avalanche buried a 15-person ski group near Lake Tahoe as a dangerous storm dumped feet of snow. Six have been rescued, though nine remain missing.

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Authorities say six backcountry skiers were found alive, but 10 others are missing after an avalanche in northern California as a powerful winter storm moves through the state.

Ten skiers are missing and six stranded following a California avalanche, prompting a major search and rescue operation.

Ten skiers are missing and six stranded following a California avalanche, prompting a major search and rescue operation.

A frantic search was underway for ten back-country skiers missing in an avalanche in the mountains of California, where a huge storm dumped heavy snow.

A search is under way for nine skiers missing after an avalanche in the mountains of California, where a huge storm has dumped heavy snow.

Six backcountry skiers were found alive and 10 others were missing Tuesday after an avalanche in northern California as a powerful winter storm moved through the state. Search and rescue crews were dispatched to Frog Lake in the Castle Peak area, northwest of Lake Tahoe, after someone called 911 at…

Authorities say six backcountry skiers were found alive and 10 others were still missing Tuesday in an avalanche in Northern California during a powerful winter storm moving through the state.

Rescue crews battled blizzard conditions in an effort to reach six skiers trapped after an avalanche in the Northern California mountains that left 10 other skiers missing.

Authorities say search and rescue crews are looking for multiple backcountry skiers feared missing after a reported avalanche in Northern California as a powerful winter storm moves through the state.