SEATTLE (Reuters) – Four people were killed in two separate avalanches near Washington state ski resorts on Sunday, but eight others initially said to be missing were found alive, authorities said. Three skiers died when an avalanche struck near the Stevens Pass ski area in the Cascade Mountains of north-central Washington, King County Sheriff’s spokeswoman Sgt. Cindi West said. She said eight other people listed as missing following the avalanche had been found alive and unharmed. Authorities were withholding the names of those killed pending notification of next of kin. …

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SEATTLE (Reuters) – Four people were killed in two separate avalanches near Washington state ski resorts on Sunday, but eight others initially said to be missing were found alive, authorities said. Three skiers died when an avalanche struck near the Stevens Pass ski area in the Cascade Mountains of north-central Washington, King County Sheriff’s spokeswoman Sgt. Cindi West said. She said eight other people listed as missing following the avalanche had been found alive and unharmed. Authorities were withholding the names of those killed pending notification of next of kin. …

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