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.
Teams had been searching for the skiers since Tuesday, when the avalanche struck on Castle Peak in the Lake Tahoe area.
Out of the four guides and 11 paying clients, six people survived the incident, one of the deadliest avalanches in modern US history.
“Nine individuals who lost their lives in the Castle Peak avalanche on 17 February have been safely recovered from the mountain,” the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.
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