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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Josh Marcus

Brother tracked down sister swept up in Utah avalanche but wasn’t able to save her

The brother of an 11-year-old girl who was trapped in a backcountry avalanche in Utah was able to locate his sister, but she later died in the hospital after her rescue, according to officials.

Madelyn Eitas and her family were skiing outside the boundaries of Brighton Ski Resort, about 25 miles east of Salt Lake City, when an avalanche struck in the early afternoon Thursday.

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