The avalanche occurred in the Castle Peak area of Tahoe National Forest on Feb. 17
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- The bodies of all nine people killed in a backcountry avalanche near the California side of Lake Tahoe have been recovered, according to authorities
- The avalanche occurred on Tuesday, Feb. 17
- Six people survived the incident
The bodies of nine people who died in an avalanche near Lake Tahoe in California have been recovered.
Authorities previously said that a group of 15 skiers were caught in the avalanche while returning from a three-day backcountry skiing trip to the Frog Lake huts near Truckee, Calif., on Tuesday, Feb. 17.
Six of the victims killed in the avalanche were previously identified by a representative from JVP Communications as Carrie Atkin, Liz Clabaugh, her sister Caroline Sekar, Danielle Keatley, Kate Morse and Kate Vitt, according to a statement obtained by PEOPLE…