LEAVENWORTH – The Northwest Avalanche Center (NWAC) released an update about a fatal Leavenworth-area avalanche last month. The NWAC report reveals that a team of 6 people were attempting to climb Dragontail Peak when the snow gave way sending four people falling 1,000 feet. Three people died in the Feb. 19 avalanche. The body of one of the climbers was recovered. The two other climbers remain buried on the mountain until the spring thaw.
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