Mourners held a heartbreaking vigil for the victims of theLake Tahoe avalancheon Sunday night.
Volunteers set up the poignant memorial in the historic downtown of Truckee for those who perished in the devastating Castle Peak disaster.
Nine were killed when the snow slide last Tuesday, marking California’s worst avalanche tragedy since official records began.
Thevictimshave been identified assix moms— Carrie Atkin, Kate Morse, Danielle Keatley, Caroline Sekar, Kate Vitt and Liz Claubaugh — along with threetour guides, all employees of Blackbird Mountain Guides: Michael Henry, Andrew Alissandratos and Nicole Choo.
Bolyn Hubby, a close friend of Morse opened up to the California Post at Sunday’s candlelit vigil about her grief.
“We were colleagues first at Vir Biotechnology and then friends,” revealed Hubby as she fought back tears.
“She was just the most wonderful person, the most wonderful friend, the most wonderful wife, the most wonderful mother. It was just such a tragedy, she loved her friends so much that she was with.”
Earlier Sunday nine “mercy hearts” bearing the names of those who died in the tragedy were installed under an eagle statue by the site of the vigil.
James Crasner, 72, a volunteer with the Lutheran Church Charities, told the Post: “It’s a place for them to focus their grief and maybe even share with other people who are grieving at the same time.”
The non-profit, based in Northbrook, Illinois, often helps out in times of tragedy and has a team of comfort dogs for support.
Source: California Post – Breaking California News, Photos & Videos
