Two Men Killed After Avalanche Incident On Mountains in Kittitas County
About 4 P.M. on Friday of January 9th, a group of four men were snowmobiling on a mountain in the Kittitas County area of Washington State when an avalanche erupted, burying all four men, but unfortunately, killing two of them.
Sheriff’s deputies, along with the Kittitas County Search and Rescue volunteers, responded and reached the remote area using snowmobiles and winter backcountry equipment, according to the sheriff’s office. Read more here
We send our deepest condolences to the families of Paul Markoff and Erik Henne. We wish the other two men a speedy recovery and we thank all the SAR teams involved in the search for their dedicated work. Please be safe out there, everyone!
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