Rescue crews in Salt Lake City, Utah, are searching for two skiers missing after an avalanche hit Lone Peak on Thursday, but a third skier who was initially reported missing has since been found. It was done.
Rescuers were on the scene just after 10 a.m. Thursday after receiving reports of an avalanche near Lone Peak in the Wasatch Mountains, just southeast of Salt Lake City, Utah, Sheriff Rosie Rivera reported. It was reported that he was dispatched to
Three skiers were initially reported missing, but one of the skiers was able to dig himself out of the snow.
After being discovered, the skier was airlifted from the mountain and taken to a local hospital.
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Fresh snow falls on Lone Peak, a mountain along the Wasatch Front that borders Utah’s Salt Lake Valley and Salt Lake City. (Jon G. Fuller/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Due to mountain conditions, crews were unable to search for the remaining two skiers and had to conduct mitigation efforts for their safety.
Sheriff Rivera could not say whether the other two skiers were buried in the avalanche.
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Mountain conditions prevented crews from searching for the two remaining skiers in Utah. (St. Petersburg)
The sheriff also said he believed the man who called for help was the rescued skier, adding that officers were interviewing the man at the hospital for additional information about the sequence of events. .
According to Fox 13 in Salt Lake City, the sheriff said the team hopes to be in the mountain Thursday, but they may have to wait until Friday when conditions are expected to improve.
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Craig Gordon with the Utah Avalanche Center told the department that the region has seen more than 30 inches of snow over the past three days and water more than 3 inches deep, increasing the risk of avalanches in the backcountry. Ta.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
