Seaside man found dead at South Lake Tahoe resort
UPDATE: 2/19/2019 12:29 p.m. A search and rescue team has recovered the body of a California man who was skiing at a resort at Lake Tahoe when he was reported missing on Monday.
Douglas County Undersheriff Paul Howell says ski patrol members using a search dog found 62-year-old Brett Herrick of Seaside, California buried in deep snow Tuesday at the Heavenly ski resort.
Herrick had last been seen by his girlfriend in the Stagecoach Lodge area at about 11:30 a.m. Monday.
His body was buried in a wooded area about 100 feet (30 meters) from the groomed trail near the California-Nevada line where as much as 3 feet (1 meter) of snow fell over the weekend.
Howell says he apparently crashed into very deep powder and likely suffocated or died from exposure. An autopsy is pending to determine the exact cause of death.
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A naval helicopter has joined sheriff’s deputies in the search for a lost skier at Lake Tahoe.
Douglas County Undersheriff Paul Howell says 62-year-old Brett Herrick of Seaside, California was reported missing at about 4:30 p.m. Monday at the Heavenly ski resort on the south end of the lake.
He last was seen by his girlfriend in the Stagecoach Lodge area at about 11:30 a.m.
A helicopter from Naval Air Station Fallon assisted deputies and the Heavenly ski patrol in the search before it was suspended due to darkness Monday evening.
The search resumed Tuesday morning. Howell says they believe Herrick is still on the mountain somewhere in the vicinity of the Comet Run near the California-Nevada line.
