Missing Skier Found Dead Near Northstar Ski Resort

TRUCKEE (CBS13) — Saturday morning, Search and Rescue crews discovered the assemblage of a missing skier successful the country northbound of Northstar Ski Resort.

The sanction of the skier was Rory Angelotta and helium went missing connected the day of December 25th, 2021.

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After 6 days of extended searching successful utmost upwind conditions, hunt efforts were enactment connected clasp erstwhile nary grounds of Angelotta was discovered.

Crews recovered Angelotta astir fractional a mile from the residential vicinity of Shaffer Mill Creek. This is simply a sizeable region from wherever helium started, astatine the Northstar Ski Resort.

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Crews judge that Angelotta had gotten mislaid successful the whiteout conditions of the tempest connected December 25th and had been searching for the vicinity adjacent which helium was found. They judge that erstwhile helium was incapable to find safety, helium succumbed to the storm.

The Placer County Sheriff’s Office released a connection from the family, saying:

“The Angelotta household is profoundly touched by the overwhelming outpouring of prayers and enactment during this highly hard clip and personally wants to convey everyone that accompanied successful the hunt and assisted them during these past 2 weeks.”

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Angelotta’s decease is simply a reminder that caution is paramount, peculiarly erstwhile dealing with terrible upwind conditions.

CBS13 Staff