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Sheriff's office: 2 dead, up to 8 missing in avalanche near Washington state ski resort
SEATTLE - Authorities say two people are reported dead and as many as eight more are missing after an avalanche near a Washington state ski resort.
King County sheriff's Sgt. Cindi West says her office began receiving word about the avalanche near Stevens Pass, in the Cascade Mountains northeast of Seattle, just after noon Sunday.
West says rescue crews are en route.
She also says that a snowboarder has been killed in a separate incident at the Alpental ski area east of Seattle. The snowboarder went over a cliff.
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