BRIDGEPORT, Mono County — Avalanche debris was spotted during a search for a missing Marine who failed to return from a backcountry skiing trip through the Sierra Nevada, authorities said Sunday.
First Lt. Matthew Kraft began trekking the rugged Sierra High Route on Feb. 23 and was scheduled to complete it Monday or Tuesday near Bridgeport, northeast of Yosemite National Park.
The search on Sunday was primarily air-based because “ground searching has proven to be too dangerous due to snow instability... Читать дальше...