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Avalanche Claims Twin Lakes Homes as Rescue Efforts Continue
A massive Mt. Elbert avalanche in Twin Lakes Colorado destroyed three homes and a car. Six people, including four children, were found away from the wreckage with one boy still missing. Army ski troops aided residents’ evacuation as a new threat forced retreat of a dozen families. Adamich parents survived. Sheltons and two children died. a dog escaped. Rescuers located victims under deep snow after a quarter mile slide following several days of heavy snowfall.
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Twin Lakes
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Mt. Elbert
Colorado
Camp Hale
Leadville
Denver
William “Adamich
Adamich
G. L. Shelton
Sheltons
Steve
Leadville High School
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