Teenage Skiers Found Dead in Avalanche
Two teenagers who failed to return from a skiing outing at Squaw Valley USA were found dead in an avalanche Thursday near the Lake Tahoe-area ski resort.
The Placer County sheriff’s office recovered the bodies but still was working to establish the specific causes of death of the two 17-year-old California boys who had been reported missing Wednesday.
Search and rescue volunteers on snowmobiles found them buried in 5 to 6 feet of snow about 11:30 a.m. Thursday between Squaw Valley and the neighboring Alpine Meadows ski resort to the south.
“Details regarding what happened are still under investigation,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement Thursday afternoon.
The victims were identified as Bryan Richmond of Truckee and Brendan Allen of Alpine Meadows, both described as experienced skiers.
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