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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Katie Hawkinson

Ski patroller dies after being injured carrying out avalanche mitigation work on California mountain

Cole Murphy, 30, died after he was caught in an avalanche on California's Lincoln Mountain - (Mammoth Mountain Ski Patrol)

A California ski patroller died after he was injured in an avalanche the day after Christmas.

Two ski patrollers were performing avalanche mitigation work Friday morning when they were caught in slide that occurred on Lincoln Mountain, according to a statement from Mammoth Mountain ski resort officials. Both patrollers were caught in the slide and transported to a nearby hospital.

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