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Avalanches in Utah kill 11-year-old girl, father snowmobiling with son in state’s first 2 fatalities of season
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Separate avalanches in Utah this week killed an 11-year-old girl near a ski resort and a father who was snowmobiling with his son in the backcountry, marking the state’s first two snowslide fatalities of the season.
The child, identified as Madelyn Eitas from Rochester, Massachusetts, was backcountry skiing with her family near the Brighton Ski Resort Thursday, when she was buried in the slide, FOX13 Salt Lake City reported, citing officials.
Eitas and her family had gone into an out-of-bounds area known as The Rock Garden when they were caught in the avalanche, the officials said. She had reportedly been buried for up to 30 minutes when search and rescue teams arrived.
Rescuers provided first aid before an ambulance rushed her to a hospital. The Unified Police Department of Greater Salt Lake said Eitas later died from her injuries, the outlet reported.
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The 11-year-old girl was skiing with her family at Brighton Ski Resort in Utah Thursday, according to officials. (FOX13 Salt Lake City KSTU)
“It’s a very, very solemn and depressing thing to notify people of,” Unified Police Det. Quin Wilkins told the station.
The child’s death came a day after another avalanche in Wasatch County killed a father.
The father was snowmobiling with his juvenile son in the Snake Creek area west of Midway when the slide buried him, the Wasatch County Sheriff’s Office said. First responders, however, were unable to immediately reach the location due to hazardous conditions.
The father was snowmobiling with his juvenile son in the Snake Creek area west of Midway when the slide buried him, the Wasatch County Sheriff’s Office said. (Utah Avalanche Center)
The son used an avalanche beacon to find his father and dig him out of the snow, according to officials. Despite the son’s efforts, his father died at the scene.
“The Wasatch County Sheriff’s Office extends its deepest condolences to the family, friends and all those affected by this tragic incident,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement. “We also recognize the courageous efforts of the juvenile involved and the responding personnel who assisted in this difficult situation. Our thoughts are with all those impacted.”
On Saturday, two skiers were injured in an avalanche they triggered in Big Cottonwood Canyon in Salt Lake County.
The men, 48 and 57, were buried in the snow, FOX13 reported.
Another group of skiers was able to pull them out, and they were rescued by two LifeFlight helicopters.
The 48-year-old man is in serious condition, and the 57-year-old man is in critical condition, according to the outlet.
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Search and rescue officials warned the public about dangerous conditions on the mountains in Utah this season after the two fatalities. (Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office)
Officials have warned the public to stay away from the backcountry this weekend after the two avalanche deaths.
“Conditions on the mountain are as bad as they have been all winter,” Wasatch Search and Rescue commander Kam Kohler told FOX13. “The deepest, softest snow is the most treacherous right now. It’s really, for most places, a no-go.”
Salt Lake County Sheriff Rosie Rivera echoed concerns about dangerous conditions.
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“This winter has created layers within the snowpack that can be unpredictable,” Rivera said in a statement. “We want people to enjoy the Cottonwood Canyons, but safety must come first. When conditions are unstable, the smartest decision may be to avoid backcountry recreation altogether.”
The deaths in Utah happened the same week an avalanche in Northern California killed eight skiers, including six mothers taking a trip together, near Lake Tahoe. Six other skiers in the group were rescued, while one additional person was presumed dead.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to lift the New York Yankees over the Washington Nationals 5-3 on Friday night.
The Yankees and Nationals rank 1-2 in the major leagues in home runs, and all but one run in this game came via the long ball. Ben Rice hit his 29th of the season for the Yankees, and Jasson Domínguez and Austin Wells also went deep for New York.
Keibert Ruiz and James Wood homered on consecutive pitches in the seventh to give Washington a 3-2 lead, but in the ninth, the Nationals brought in left-hander Matt Krook — who had allowed 22 earned runs in 12 2/3 big league innings dating to 2023. Krook (0-1) yielded a one-out single by Domínguez, and Chisholm followed with his 13th homer.
Wells added a solo shot off Justin Lawrence to make it 5-3.
David Bednar (3-3) won in relief, working the final two innings. The Yankees remained four games behind first-place Tampa Bay in the AL East.
Rice homered in the first off Carson Palmquist, but the New York designated hitter fouled a pitch off his right leg in the fifth and was shaken up. He was able to stay in the game.
By that time, Domínguez had given the Yankees a 2-1 lead with a homer off Zack Littell (8-6) in the fourth.
The game was delayed two hours at the start, and a wet field might have prevented Washington from tying it in the sixth. New York starter Ryan Weathers allowed a one-out double to CJ Abrams. Then Jacob Young followed with a single. Abrams looked likely to score, but he slipped rounding third and had to stay there.
Fernando Cruz then replaced Weathers and struck out the next two hitters to strand both runners.
New York’s Paul Goldschmidt singled in the first to snap an 0-for-34 drought, and he also reached on an infield hit in the sixth.
Amed Rosario of the Yankees struck out in all three of his plate appearances and made two errors at third base before being lifted for a pinch-hitter.
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Cam Schlittler (9-5) was scheduled to start for New York on Saturday against Miles Mikolas (3-7) of the Nationals.
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