Nine skiers are missing after an avalanche in Northern California.

Nine members of a ski group are missing after an avalanche in Castle Peak Park in Northern California. This was reported on February 18 by The Washington Post.

The group of skiers who disappeared in the park on February 17 consisted of 15 people. However, six of them were later found and given medical care, the authors of the material specify.

One of the employees of the Nevada Sheriff's office, Leslie Williams, said that the search for the remaining missing is continuing, despite the fact that access to the area is complicated by an avalanche and adverse weather conditions.

At least 46 emergency personnel are involved in the rescue operation in the Castle Peak Park area in the city of Truckee, the newspaper notes.

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