66-year-old man killed in avalanche at Tahoe ski resort

A man died and another person was injured in an avalanche Wednesday morning at Palisades Tahoe, a ski resort in Olympic Valley, California.

A man died and another person was injured in an avalanche Wednesday morning at Palisades Tahoe, a ski resort in Olympic Valley, California.

"The avalanche caused one fatality and one injury," the Placer County Sheriff's Office said in an update about four hours after the snow slide.

On Wednesday night the man who died was named as Kenneth Kidd, 66, who lives in the Truckee and Point Reyes areas of the state.

"Our heartfelt condolences go out to the family and friends of Mr. Kidd," the sheriff's office said.

The other person who was buried sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/avalanche-tahoe-ski-resort-palisades-rcna133336

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