SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — Two individuals had been killed in separate incidents Friday morning at Heavenly Lake Tahoe, the most recent in a line of skiing-related deaths within the area, authorities mentioned.
The incidents occurred simply earlier than midday, in response to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Workplace. The Heavenly Ski Patrol moved the individuals to the resort’s base space.
Ski patrol members and Tahoe Douglas Fireplace Safety District paramedics tried life-saving measures, however the individuals had been pronounced lifeless on the scene.
The sheriff’s workplace mentioned their identities might be launched following notification of subsequent of kin.
The incidents weren’t related, and there’s no recognized relationship between the 2 individuals, in response to the sheriff’s workplace. The trigger and method of demise are pending.
No different particulars had been launched Friday.
“This stays an energetic investigation,” the sheriff’s workplace mentioned in a social media put up.
The deaths comply with three others this month at Northstar California Resort in Truckee. On Thursday, search and rescue groups discovered 21-year-old Colin Kang — a Fremont resident, San Jose State College graduate and resort worker — lifeless on a ski run.
Snowboarding accidents at Northstar additionally claimed the lives of Stuart McLaughlin, 53, of Hillsborough, on Feb. 15, and Nicholas Kenworthy, 26, of Los Angeles, on Feb. 6.
Elsewhere, at the least eight backcountry skiers had been killed in a strong avalanche close to Fortress Peak; a ninth particular person is lacking and presumed lifeless. Six have been recognized by their households as Carrie Atkin, Liz Clabaugh, Danielle Keatley, Kate Morse, Caroline Sekar and Kate Vitt.
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