Search under way for 2 Seattle skiers missing at Crystal Mountain

2 skiers missing in Washington state

CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN, Wash. — A helicopter is helping search for two skiers missing at the Crystal Mountain resort on the east side of Mount Rainier National Park.

Pierce County sheriff’s Deputy Dan Hudson told KIRO-TV the sheriff’s office received the report from the Ski Patrol early Friday, and searchers found the car of the two skiers in a parking lot.

Searchers followed tracks in the snow into an out-of-bounds area that led into Yakima County, so the Yakima County sheriff’s office has been called in.

Hudson says the two men carried avalanche beacons and are wearing ski clothing with sensors that also may be detected with tracking equipment.

Information from: KIRO-TV, www.kirotv.com/index.html

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CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN, Wash. (AP) — A search is under way for two skiers missing at the Crystal Mountain resort on the east side of Mount Rainier National Park.

Pierce County sheriff’s Deputy Dan Hudson told KIRO-TV the sheriff’s office received the report from the Ski Patrol early Friday, and searchers found the car of the two Seattle skiers in a parking lot.

Searchers followed tracks in the snow into an out-of-bounds area that led into Yakima County, so the Yakima County sheriff’s office has been called in.

Hudson says the search Friday will use aircraft with beacon-tracking equipment.

Information from: KIRO-TV, httwww.kirotv.com/index.html