2 Killed, 1 Missing After Avalanches in 2 States
From Times Wire Reports
A New Year’s Day avalanche killed two men who were snowmobiling near Rocky Mountain National Park northwest of Denver, and a snowshoer was missing and presumed dead after another avalanche in Utah, officials said.
Forecasters warned that heavy snowfall and high wind made mountain conditions hazardous in both states.
A blizzard was moving through the Colorado mountains near Trap Lake where the two snowmobilers were caught in the avalanche, authorities said.
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