'Had it not been for the searchers’ quick response, the skier would not have survived,' says the Placer County Sheriff's Office.
A school next door was evacuated after the blast and no pupils were reported hurt.
Officials say an avalanche at an Idaho ski resort killed one person, and rescuers dug out five others who had minor injuries.
Authorities say searchers have found the body of a man believed to be a hiker who went missing on a remote trail on Hawaii's island of Maui 10 days ago.
The National Park Service says four people have died in the crash of a sightseeing airplane in Alaska's Denali National Park after thick clouds hampered rescuers' response to a distress call.
Police say a body found in the Patapsco River has been identified as 39-year-old Eddison Hermond, the sole person reported missing in destructive flash flooding in a historic Maryland town.
Authorities have found the body of a skier who vanished two months ago in California's Sierra Nevada.
(AP) - Officials have suspended the search for five Army soldiers who were in a helicopter crash during offshore training in Hawaii last week.
Authorities searching Lake Erie for the wreckage of a plane that vanished from radar near Cleveland have confirmed that the remains found in a seat late last week are human.
Placer County Sheriff’s Deputies announced that the missing hiker, Cody Michael, and his dog were found safe Thursday morning in the Cherry Point area.