Mammoth Mountain ski patroller dies

Mammoth Mountain ski patroller caught in avalanche dies week later
A Mammoth Mountain ski patroller who was injured in an avalanche last week has died, according to the resort. On Saturday, Mammoth Mountain Resort said ski patroller Claire Murphy died Friday night after she was caught in an avalanche on Feb.
Ski patroller caught in Mammoth Mountain avalanche dies of her injuries, officials say
Claire Murphy was conducting "avalanche mitigation" work on Valentine's Day when she and a colleague were caught in an avalanche. Ski resort officials announced her death Saturday.
Mammoth Mountain ski patroller dies from injuries in avalanche
A Mammoth Mountain ski patrol employee has died after sustaining serious injuries last week from an avalanche. The avalanche occurred around 11:30 a.m. on Feb. 14 when two ski patrol employees were out on the mountain during their avalanche mitigation work.
Ski patroller caught in Mammoth Mountain avalanche has died
Murphy was doing avalanche mitigation with a team of ski patrollers on Lincoln Mountain — a dome peak within the Mammoth Mountain ski area — when an avalanche broke loose in an area known as The Avy Chutes on Friday, Feb. 14. The accident occurred after approximately six feet of snow fell in 36 hours following a heavy Sierra snowstorm.
Seattle skier dies from avalanche at Japanese resort
Geto Kogen Resort in Kitakami, Japan, in an email Thursday confirmed the death of Kyle Watson. Japanese police are investigating, the resort said.
Seattle Skier Dies in Avalanche in Japan
On Tuesday, a Seattle, Washington, man was killed in an avalanche while skiing at Geto Kogen ski resort in Kitakami City, Japan. Two fellow skiers called the police around 11:30 a.m. to report the disappearance of the victim,
2 Skiers Die in Avalanche in Cascade Mountains in Oregon
The avalanche occurred on Monday near a snowmobile trail in Happy Valley, west of the city of Bend, officials said.
Ski patrollers from other resorts support Mammoth Mountain safety following avalanche
Ski patrollers from mountain resorts in California, Nevada, and Colorado are at Mammoth Mountain in the Eastern Sierra, helping to provide safety following an avalanche that caught two patrollers, leaving one critically injured.

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