New: bomb threat made against United flight 2408 before departing DEN, per airport spox. Emergency vehicles responded and pax are in the process of deplaning.
According to data from Flightradar24, plane turned around shortly before reaching the runway at 6:15pm local time.
New: 8 dead. 1 missing. 6 survivors, per sheriff.
The 2026 Castle Peak avalanche is now the deadliest ski-related avalanche in U.S. history.
Only one incident killed more people since the recreational era began in 1950... the 1981 Mt Rainier ice fall that killed 11 climbers.
New: We are following a scary situation out of Castle Peak outside Lake Tahoe in California. An active search and rescue operation is underway for up to 10 people possibly involved in a backcountry avalanche, according to the Sierra Avalanche Center. @ABCWorldNews
SAR teams will have to go in on skis to locate, dig out and extricate as many as 9 victims.
Snow continues to fall at 2 or more inches per hour.
Notification of next of kin was in progress last night, according to the Sheriff.
Rescue efforts are underway in the search for a group of backcountry skiers who are missing following an avalanche in northern California. @TrevorLAult reports.
At least 110 people are dead and more than 170 people are still missing after the devastating floods in Texas. @mattgutmanabc reports.
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