Crews recovered the bodies of eight backcountry skiers and continued searching for one missing after an avalanche near California's Lake Tahoe, authorities said on Wednesday, calling it the "deadliest" US avalanche in nearly 50 years.
According to Shannan Moon, sheriff of Nevada County, the mission has shifted from rescue to recovery. Six others from the guided three-day trip were rescued on Tuesday in the Sierra Nevada mountains during a powerful winter storm.
