The U.S. state capital of Utah, Salt Lake City, near a ski resort on the 6th local Time avalanche, four skiers died, four people were rescued.
According to CNN news, Salt Lake City police officer Cutler said on the 7th, the morning of the 6th Wilson Basin a ski resort avalanche, there are two groups of skiers are skiing, a group of five people, the other group of three people. Police initially believe that the avalanche was inadvertently triggered by the two groups of skiers. Wilson Basin is located 20 miles southeast of Salt Lake City.
Cutler introduced the eight skiers, ranging in age from 20 to 30 years old. After the avalanche, four escaped from the snow and called 911. The other four died at the scene. Cutler said rescue planes moved the survivors to safe areas. The survivors suffered minor injuries, according to NBC.
Cutler said the incident occurred at a very popular and isolated ski resort. Utah Governor Cox reminded skiers on social media Twitter on the 7th that the local avalanche risk is currently extremely high, so please take extra care.
According to Reuters, in recent days, avalanches have occurred in Utah, Colorado and New Hampshire, and nine people have been killed so far.
According to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, one of the deadliest avalanches in the United States occurred at Mount Rainer in Washington state, where an avalanche killed six skiers on the night of May 28, 2014.
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