Girl found dead after hit by avalanche near Mount Pilchuck
11:25 PM PST on Friday, January 4, 2008
KING5.com Staff
Girl's body found late Friday by searchers VERLOT, Wash. – A 13-year-old Mukilteo girl disappeared after a snow avalanche near Mount Pilchuck in Snohomish County Friday afternoon.
She was found dead by searchers Friday evening.
Snohomish County dispatchers say the call went out just before 5 p.m. to a location near the Lake Twenty Two trailhead on the Mountain Loop Highway, about 25 miles east of Granite Falls.
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A group of 10 people went hiking on the popular trail. They decided to turn around when conditions got too bad, but an avalanche hit and buried four of them.
One teen was able to get out quickly, two more were dug out by the party. The group spent an hour trying to find the fourth - the 13-year-old girl - but were unsuccessful.
After they returned to their car, they called 911.
Two of the teens hit in the avalanche were treated for cuts and scrapes at the ranger station.
As darkness fell, search and rescue crews were evaluating rescue options, but kept pressing on. The body of the girl was found after 10 p.m.
Heavy snow is forecast in the mountains for this weekend, and officials have warned that avalanche danger is high.
11:25 PM PST on Friday, January 4, 2008
KING5.com Staff
Girl's body found late Friday by searchers VERLOT, Wash. – A 13-year-old Mukilteo girl disappeared after a snow avalanche near Mount Pilchuck in Snohomish County Friday afternoon.
She was found dead by searchers Friday evening.
Snohomish County dispatchers say the call went out just before 5 p.m. to a location near the Lake Twenty Two trailhead on the Mountain Loop Highway, about 25 miles east of Granite Falls.
Related Content
Washington leading the nation in avalanche deaths
Lake Twenty Two Trail
A group of 10 people went hiking on the popular trail. They decided to turn around when conditions got too bad, but an avalanche hit and buried four of them.
One teen was able to get out quickly, two more were dug out by the party. The group spent an hour trying to find the fourth - the 13-year-old girl - but were unsuccessful.
After they returned to their car, they called 911.
Two of the teens hit in the avalanche were treated for cuts and scrapes at the ranger station.
As darkness fell, search and rescue crews were evaluating rescue options, but kept pressing on. The body of the girl was found after 10 p.m.
Heavy snow is forecast in the mountains for this weekend, and officials have warned that avalanche danger is high.
