According to US media reports, an avalanche occurred in the mountains near Salt Lake City, Utah on the 9th local time, and two people were missing.

The Associated Press reported that Rosie Rivera, the County Sheriff of Salt Lake City, said that the avalanche occurred near the "lonely peak" in the southeast of Salt Lake City, and a rescue team arrived at the scene that morning. A skier escaped from the snow by himself. He was rescued at noon and sent to the hospital. Affected by the mountain conditions, rescue workers were unable to search for the other two skiers.

Rivera said that three skiers walked into the incident area on the morning of the 9th. She believed that the rescued man was the one who called for help. The police were talking with him in the hospital to get more information.

According to ABC, Craig Gordon of the Utah Avalanche Center said that in the late ski season, the high daytime temperature usually makes the snow layer relatively stable, so large and dangerous avalanches are rare. However, a heavy snowfall in the accident area recently changed the situation quickly, and the risk of avalanches increased greatly. At the same time, the incident area is "steep", leading to more complex rescue work.

According to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, 13 people have been reported killed in avalanches in the United States since the latest winter.