Vail, Colorado, could use your prayers:
Colorado Avalanche Information Center says search and rescue underway for 4 people caught in large avalanche near Vail.
— Clayton Sandell (@Clayton_Sandell) January 7, 2014
#BreakingNews Search&rescue in progress after large triggered avalanche in E. Vail, E. aspect near treeline. 4 Caught, @CAICsummit reports
— Denver7 News (@DenverChannel) January 7, 2014
Just awful.
https://twitter.com/Nikki_Inglis/status/420652667090632704
Prayers RT @BreakingNews: Search and rescue in progress after 4 reportedly caught in large avalanche in Vail, Colo. – @DenverChannel
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— Justin Pike (@justinskipike) January 7, 2014
Praying for themRT @BreakingNews: Search and rescue in progress after 4 reportedly caught in large avalanche in Vail, Colo. – @DenverChannel
— Mark Grieger (@MarkGrieger) January 7, 2014
Hoping for a positive outcome. RT @CAICsummit: Large triggered avalanche E. Vail, east aspect near treeline. 4 caught, SAR in progress.
— Jeff Golden (@GJeffGolden) January 7, 2014
Reports indicate that one of the victims has died:
Eagle County Colorado sheriff tells @abc one person killed, three rescued in backcountry avalanche near Vail, Colorado.
— Clayton Sandell (@Clayton_Sandell) January 7, 2014
Eagle County Sheriff's Office reports one dead, 3 injured in #avalanche Tuesday in Vail Chutes area. #colorado #backcountry
— kieran nicholson (@kierannicholson) January 7, 2014
One fatality from #avalanche in east #Vail chutes this afternoon. HAATS helping Eagle Co. Search and Rescue
— Jeff Todd (@CBS4Jeff) January 7, 2014
Heartbreaking.
As for the other three:
The three people rescued from today's backcountry avalanche near Vail Colorado have non-life threatening injures, authorities tell @abc
— Clayton Sandell (@Clayton_Sandell) January 7, 2014
We hope and pray that everyone is safe and accounted for.
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.
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Update:
A grim statistic:
Today's avalanche near Vail makes 5 fatalities this season. On average, 28 people annually have died in Avalanches over the last decade.
— Clayton Sandell (@Clayton_Sandell) January 7, 2014
Other media outlets are reporting the lone fatality:
One fatality from #avalanche in east #Vail chutes this afternoon. HAATS helping Eagle Co. Search and Rescue
— Jeff Todd (@CBS4Jeff) January 7, 2014
Avalanche in the east chutes at Vail. One fatality. #9news @willripley @MattRenoux covering.
— Patti Dennis (@pattid9news) January 7, 2014
One dead, three injured in East Vail #avalanche @kierannicholson http://t.co/RdDnif3H12
— Dana ☀️ Coffield (@danacoffield) January 7, 2014
#BREAKING. One person killed, three others rescued from avalanche in area near Vail, Colo. @Azteca_Colorado
— Antonio Sánchez (@AntonioSNoticia) January 7, 2014
DENVER (AP) One person is dead and three others are injured following an avalanche in the backcountry near Vail.
— Phuong Le (@ByPhuongLe) January 7, 2014
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