{"id":66391,"date":"2026-02-20T16:17:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T16:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/officials-probe-possible-criminal-negligence-after-deadly-avalanche-near-lake-tahoe\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T16:17:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T16:17:08","slug":"officials-probe-possible-criminal-negligence-after-deadly-avalanche-near-lake-tahoe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/officials-probe-possible-criminal-negligence-after-deadly-avalanche-near-lake-tahoe\/","title":{"rendered":"Officials probe possible criminal negligence after deadly avalanche near Lake Tahoe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Authorities are investigating whether there were any factors that would be considered criminal negligence in the avalanche that <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/sacramento\/news\/california-avalanche-lake-tahoe-castle-peak-skiers-missing\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">killed at least eight skiers<\/a><\/span> near Lake Tahoe on Tuesday, the Nevada County Sheriff&#8217;s Office said Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A group of 11 skiers and four guides was near Castle Peak, about 10 miles north of Lake Tahoe in California&#8217;s Sierra Nevada, when a football field-sized slab of snow slid off a mountain and swallowed them around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, authorities have said. They were returning from a three-day backcountry ski trip during a storm that dumped up to 7 feet of snow and lashed the mountains with 60 mph winds.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sheriff Shannan Moon said Thursday that <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/questions-ski-group-stayed-trip-avalanche-watch-issued-california-lake-tahoe\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">officials were working to learn<\/a><\/span> why the group continued with their trip after an avalanche watch was issued on Sunday, two days before the deadly avalanche. An avalanche warning was also issued on the morning of the incident, warning of &#8220;HIGH avalanche danger&#8221; and the possibility of &#8220;large&#8221; avalanches in the backcountry.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>California&#8217;s Division of Occupational Safety and Health <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/sacramento\/news\/california-avalanche-lake-tahoe-castle-peak-skiers-missing\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">told CBS News Sacramento<\/a><\/span>\u00a0it is investigating Blackbird Mountain Guides, which led the ski trip.<\/p>\n<p>Moon said there were &#8220;lots of forecasts on this storm.&#8221; Captain Russel Greene, of the sheriff&#8217;s office, said the avalanche &#8220;overtook them rather quickly.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One skier from the group remains missing and is presumed dead. Six skiers were rescued from the site with &#8220;varying injuries,&#8221; according to the sheriff&#8217;s office, and two needed to be hospitalized. Blackbird Mountain Guides said one survivor was a guide and the other five were clients. All four guides were avalanche safety instructors, according to Blackbird.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/18\/841c8477-10e7-451d-8d92-30dbbd04d289\/thumbnail\/620x542\/d9fe55d96be74e316e2db4a678f6913e\/gettyimages-2261716304.jpg#\" alt=\"castle-peak-avalanche-map.png \" height=\"542\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/18\/841c8477-10e7-451d-8d92-30dbbd04d289\/thumbnail\/620x542\/d9fe55d96be74e316e2db4a678f6913e\/gettyimages-2261716304.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/18\/841c8477-10e7-451d-8d92-30dbbd04d289\/thumbnail\/1240x1084\/8216dc169ed0d37b65357ee616bc0f3f\/gettyimages-2261716304.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Map shows site of the avalanche near Lake Tahoe.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Elif Acar\/Anadolu via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nevada County Undersheriff Sam Brown <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/california-avalanche-survivors-tried-to-unbury-their-friends-near-lake-tahoe\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">told CBS News on Thursday<\/a><\/span> that the skiers went into &#8220;frantic mode of trying to find their friends and partners&#8221; and were &#8220;ultimately able to unbury three individuals who did not survive.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Uncovering people who are deceased, that they know and probably cared about, is just horrible,&#8221; Brown said.<\/p>\n<p>Treacherous conditions in the area \u2013 which is known for deep snow, rugged terrain and having no trails or ski patrol \u2013 have <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/missing-skiers-california-avalanche-rescue-crews-dangerous-conditions\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">hindered search efforts<\/a><\/span>. But a break in the weather allowed rescue teams to find the bodies of eight skiers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Some victims were <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/sanfrancisco\/news\/deadly-avalanche-california-lake-tahoe-victims-identity\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">identified by family<\/a><\/span> on Thursday. Crews are still searching for the ninth skier.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Brown said the initial operation was complex because authorities needed to position standby search and rescue crews for the rescue teams themselves in case another avalanche was triggered.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/18\/b081cd91-24cf-4c5d-9b39-d08202fed601\/thumbnail\/620x349\/be5d8db512c762e2150db71ce07c5416\/2026-02-18t161915z-1191661570-rc27ojayh0f3-rtrmadp-3-california-avalanche.jpg#\" alt=\"A rescue team departs to the site of an avalanche near Lake Tahoe \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" 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