(CNN) Four skiers were killed and four others rescued after an avalanche Saturday in a backcountry ski area near Salt Lake City, police said. The Unified Police Department of Salt Lake City received a hang-up call around 11:40 a.m. Saturday, and then received a report that there had been an avalanche in the Wilson Basin area with five people trapped, according to Sgt. Two groups of skiers, one group of three and another of five, began skiing on the mountain at the same time and authorities think the avalanche was caused by the group skiing, Cutler said. "Four of those skiers were able to dig their way out," Cutler said. The skiers range in age from early 20s to late 30s, according to Cutler.

Source: CNN February 07, 2021 02:15 UTC