An 11-year-old girl from Rochester, Massachusetts has died in an avalanche while on vacation with her family in Brighton, Utah.

The avalanche began just after 12 p.m. on Thursday near Brighton Ski Resort, according to police. The 11-year-old girl, identified as Madelyn Eitas, was the only victim caught in the snow.

The Unified Police Department said that rescuers arrived and quickly began looking for Madelyn, alongside 20 nearby citizens and her family. 

“It was just scary and crazy,” said Harrison Garner, one of the many people searching for Madelyn. “I was just super sad. Just thinking what if it was my family member, what I would be doing. And just thinking super sad for that family.” 

But it was Madelyn’s brother, Cameron Eitas, who “heroically used an application to locate her,” according to police. 

“Numerous agencies responded and worked together in an urgent and coordinated effort to care for the victim in attempts to provide life-saving measures,” a press release from police said.

Madelyn was unable to be airlifted out of the area due to risks from the avalanche. She was rushed to a nearby hospital in an ambulance in critical condition, where she later died. 

“Our thoughts are with the victim’s family during this incredibly difficult time. The communities here in Utah, as well as the family’s home community in Massachusetts, now have the important responsibility of rallying around the family to provide support, compassion, and comfort in the times ahead,” Unified Police said in a statement.

“It’s a very solemn and depressing thing to have to notify people of and it’s very difficult to think of the idea behind a family being together and having something so tragic happen,” Unified Police Department’s Quin Wilkins said to CBS affiliates KSL-TV and KUTV. 

Madelyn attended Rochester Memorial School, according to Superintendent Michael Nelson. 

Nelson said that the school will be offering counseling for staff members and students. 

“This is devastating news for our school community. We offer our sincere condolences to the student’s family, friends, classmates, and teachers during this unimaginable time. Our focus at this time is on supporting those who are grieving and we ask that the family’s privacy be respected.”

USA Today recently released its rankings of the best museums around the country, and several from Massachusetts and New England made the list.

The categories voted on by readers include best science museum, best history museum, best free museum and more. Massachusetts museums appeared on the lists for best open-air museum and best small town museum.

Plimoth Patuxet Museums

Plimoth Patuxet Museums in Plymouth, Massachusetts was named the best open-air museum in the country. 

Previously known as Plimoth Plantation, the museum replicates the first colonial settlement in New England and spotlights the Wampanoag people.

“Visitors can immerse themselves in living history while interacting with interpreters who portray Pilgrims at the 17th-century English Village,” USA Today writes.

The museum opens for the season on March 14. Tickets for Plimoth Patuxet are $35 for adults and $20 for children.

Old Sturbridge Village

Old Sturbridge Village in central Massachusetts is third on the open-air museum ranking. One of the oldest and largest living history museums in the country, it documents New England living between 1790 and 1840.

“This picturesque and expansive outdoor museum offers an engaging view of early American rural life,” the newspaper says.

Tickets are $27 for adults and $12 for kids when bought online.

Concord Museum

As America celebrates its 250th anniversary this year, there’s no better place to learn about the history of the Revolutionary War than the Concord Museum in Concord, Massachusetts, which is No. 2 on the newspaper’s list of the best small town museums.

The museum says it boasts “one of the largest and most significant collections of objects related to April 19, 1775, the day before the American Revolution began,” including the original lantern used by Paul Revere during his famous Midnight Ride.

Concord Museum tickets are $16 for adults and $8 for kids.

New England is also home to some of the best maritime museums in the country, USA Today said, with Connecticut’s Mystic Seaport Museum ranked No. 3 and the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath taking the top spot. 

Residents on Martha’s Vineyard say propane delivery delays left some without heat for days during a stretch of frigid winter weather, prompting complaints to the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office.

Kerry Quinlan Potter said she was without gas for nearly five days.

“Four full days and most of the first day, so almost five days,” she said.

Potter said she struggled to reach AmeriGas while her home temperatures dropped during one of the coldest periods of the season.

Linda and Louis Pashman, who pay for automatic refill service, said their deliveries were also delayed and that it took days to reach the company.

“Getting no response or a response that they never follow through,” Linda Pashman said. “It was really distressing — it took over our lives.”

In a statement, AmeriGas said unsafe road conditions prevented delivery trucks from operating for several days.

“For several days, our delivery trucks were not able to be on the roads due to unsafe conditions,” the company said. “In addition, our delivery trucks are significantly larger and heavier than standard vehicles, requiring clear, safe access to complete deliveries.”

Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell’s office said it has received 21 consumer complaints against AmeriGas since October of last year.

Residents say they worry about vulnerable neighbors who may not be able to advocate for themselves.

“I’m really lucky, able-bodied,” Potter said. “We’ll get to the bottom of things, but there are other people who are not that relentless, and it can be challenging to navigate.”