Skiers Dig Frantically to Free Trapped Man After Tahoe Avalanche

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One person was killed and one other person was injured during an avalanche at a Lake Tahoe ski resort on January 10, local authorities said.

The Placer County Sheriff’’s Office identified the victim as 66-year-old Kenneth Kidd, who was a resident of both Point Reyes and the Truckee Tahoe area. The one injured person was treated for minor injuries.

The avalanche occurred around 9:30 am on Wednesday in the “GS gully area” near the KT-22 ski lift, the resort said in a post on social media.

This video, filmed by Jason Glickman, shows skiers and emergency workers frantically digging in the snow near KT-22. In the comments of an Instagram post, Glickman said the man they were digging for was found alive and appeared to be uninjured. Credit: Jason Glickman via Storyful

Video Transcript

- I've never--

- Hey, let's give Jason a little bit of love and encouragement, you guys.

[CHEERING]

- Let me know what you come up with.

- Thank you, guys.

- Do you need anything else from anybody else?

[CHATTER]

- We're not sure. There are three reported over the [INAUDIBLE]. One down here, two out there. But I don't-- if there are any other witness people, we're going to try to clear all you guys out and get some dogs in here.

- Got it.

- Get out.

- Would you like us to leave?

- Yeah.

- Time to go.

- [INAUDIBLE]

- Oh, shit.

- I can take that stuff back there.

- Yo, [INAUDIBLE].

- [INAUDIBLE] this might be three. He's going to take [INAUDIBLE].

[CHEERING]

- Do you want to toss me that [INAUDIBLE] pole there?

- Got it.

- Thank you.

- OK.

- You going black there?

- Oh, yeah, [INAUDIBLE].

[CHATTER]

- Is this your pole?

- Yeah. Thank you, man.

- Yeah.

[CHATTER]

- Yeah, buddy.

[WIND RUMBLING]

- Yo, yo, yo.

- Nice, Jason.

[CHATTER]