Another two skiers have been killed in the Lake Tahoe area as adeadly week for snow sportsin the region continues to spiral.
A 58-year-old man and a 33-year-old man died in separate incidents at Heavenly Mountain Resort on the California-Nevada border on Friday morning.
The older man had suffered a medical emergency on the Tamarack Trial while the younger was in a skiing accident on the Orion Trail.
It comes asdeaths continued to mountup in the Tahoe area this week. At least eight backcountry skiers were killed in a massive avalanche at Castle Peak on Tuesday.
A 21-year-old man was also found dead at Northstar on Thursday morning, while a 53-year-old man crashed into another person and died on Sunday.
Cops said they were called to Heavenly Mountain Resort at 11.55am on Friday and said both skiers were pronounced dead at the scene. The deaths were not linked and the victims did not know each other.
Douglas County Sheriff’s office said: “Both decedents were transported to the base area by Heavenly Ski Patrol.
“Life-saving measures were attempted by Ski Patrol and Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District paramedics; however, both individuals were pronounced deceased at the scene.”
The statement continued: “The incidents are not connected, and there is no known relationship between the decedents.
“The cause and manner of death are pending. Identification of the decedents will be released following notification of next of kin.”
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