Colorado Avalanche Leaves 1 Dead, 3 Injured

Tragedy comes after slew of avalanche fatalities

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An avalanche near Vail, Colo. killed one person and injured three Tuesday morning, local authorities said.

The deadly slide occurred at around 11:30 a.m. in East Vail Chutes, the Associated Press reports.

Eagle County Sheriff’s spokeswoman Jessie Mosher said that the three injured people did not sustain life-threatening injuries.

Avalanches have caused five deaths in Colorado, Wyoming and Montana over the past two weeks.