Avalanche in Washington State Kills 2
The New York Times••nation
Key Points:
- Two men, Paul Markoff (38) and Erik Henne (43), were killed in an avalanche while backcountry skiing near Longs Pass in Washington State's Cascade Mountains.
- The avalanche occurred around 4 p.m. on Friday; two other men with them, Ian Laing and Patrick Leslie, survived and sent a distress call using a satellite device.
- Search and rescue teams reached the remote area by snowmobile, evacuated the survivors, but had to pause the search overnight due to hazardous conditions.
- The Northwest Avalanche Center reported one survivor was partly buried and injured, while both deceased men were buried under snow; their bodies were recovered on Saturday.
- Heavy snowfall of 25 to 30 inches near Longs
