EL DORADO COUNTY — A South Lake Tahoe skier was found dead in an avalanche near Luther Pass, officials said Tuesday.
The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office said its dispatch center received a call late Monday afternoon regarding a missing backcountry skier near Powderhouse Peak. The skier's vehicle was located in a parking area.
A short time later, the missing person was found dead by friends in an avalanche area, the sheriff's office said. However, the snowy weather forced recovery efforts to be pushed back to Tuesday.
A recovery operation began at around 6 a.m., and crews successfully recovered the skier's body by around 5 p.m. using a helicopter, the sheriff's office said.
The identity of the skier has not yet been released.
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