[UPDATE] All 9 Bodies Have Been Recovered from Castle Peak Avalanche, CA - SnowBrains

"AvalancheThe Nevada Sheriff's Office has confirmed in a press conference today, February 21, that all nine bodies from the Castle Peak avalanche in California have been recovered. The recovery of the bodies was completed on Saturday morning, however, Sheriff Shannan Moon emphasized, "I am going not say our recovery mission is complete until all our responders [...] are home." An avalanche on Tuesday morning, February 17, near the Frog Lake huts outside Truckee, swept away a group of 15."

"Andrew Allisandratos, 34, Birdeye, NV Blackbird Mountain Guide Carrie Atkin, 46, Soda Springs, CA, Blackbird Mountain Guide Michael Henry, 30, Tampa, FL, Blackbird Mountain Guide Nicole Chu, 42, South Lake Tahoe, CA, Blackbird Mountain Guide Elizabeth Clabaugh, 52, Boise Idahoe Danielle Keatley 44, Soda Springs, CA Kate Morse, 45, Soda Springs, CA Caroline Sekar, 45 Soda Springs, CA Katherine Vitt, Greenbay, CA"

An avalanche on February 17 near the Frog Lake huts outside Truckee swept away a guided group of 15 on a three-day backcountry expedition. The group was guided by Blackbird Mountain Guides. Six members survived and nine people perished, including four mountain guides and five guests. Recovery crews completed extraction of all nine bodies by Saturday morning after weather-related delays and avalanche mitigation work. Five bodies were recovered on Friday and the remaining were airlifted on Saturday morning. Sheriff Shannan Moon offered condolences and emphasized recovering responders safely.

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