A mother from a wealthy Bay Area enclave was identified as one of the eight people killed in thetragic Lake Tahoe-area avalanche.The mayor ofMill Valley, located about 14 miles north of San Francisco, revealed the woman was one of several mothers from the city to join the ill-fated ski trip.
He did not provide the victim’s name or any additional information about the group.
“Our heart in Mill Valley goes out to the families that have been impacted,” Mayor Max Perrey said. “It’s a huge tragedy and a huge loss.”
It was not clear whether the Mill Valley mothers were associated with theSugar Bowl Academy, a private ski company based just miles from the avalanche site, which confirmed some of the victims were members.
The mother who was confirmed dead had a “zest for life,” according to neighbors.
“It’s devastating, I mean it’s ski week, she’s got two adorable little kids and we watch them just for the past couple of years walking back and forth from school,” Kim, a neighbor, toldNBC Bay Area. “She has so much verve and zest for life and she was just a lovely neighbor.
“It’s just so scary, like you never think this is going to happen,” Kim added.
On Tuesday, a group of 15 people were caught in the avalanche, California’s deadliest in modern history.
Six people were rescued, and the search for one person presumed dead is still ongoing.
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