3 Skiers Missing After Getting Caught in 'Large' Colorado Avalanche

Search and rescue teams looking for the missing skiers in Colorado.Photo: Office of Emergency Management, San Juan County ColoradoA search is underway for three skiers who went missing after “a large avalanche” struck a Colorado mountain, according to officials.A preliminary report from the Colorado Avalanche Information Center(CAIC) stated that the incident occurred on Monday and involved a group of seven backcountry skiers.The group was traveling between the towns of Silverton and Ophir, near an area locally known as The Nose, when a “large avalanche” was triggered on a northeast-facing slope around 11,500 feet in elevation, according to the report.

3 Snow Leopards Die from COVID Complications at Nebraska Zoo: 'Truly Heartbreaking'

Photo: Lincoln Childrens Zoo/Youtube Three snow leopards havedied from COVID-19 complicationsat the Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Nebraska, zoo officials said in a statement on Friday. The trio of big cats — Ranney, Everest, and Makalu —tested positive for the virusin October, according to a previous statement shared on Facebook. “This loss is truly heartbreaking, and we are all grieving together,” the statement said. Meanwhile, two of the zoo’s Sumatran tigers, Axl and Kumar, “have made a seemingly full recovery from their illness” after testing positive for COVID in October, according to the statement.

3 Soldiers Dead, 1 Injured After 2 U.S. Army Helicopters Collide in Alaska

Photo: Eve Baker/Fort Wainwright Public Affairs Office/APA military training flight in Alaska ended in tragedy on Thursday when two U.S. Army helicopters collided into one another, leaving three soldiers dead and a fourth fighting for their life.It’s the second time in just under a month an incident like this has occurred. On March 29,nine people died after two U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopters crashedduring a routine training mission in Kentucky. Weeks before that, in February,a Blackhawk from the Tennessee National Guard crashed after takeoff in Alabama, leaving two dead.

3 Staff Members Charged in Death of Boy Who Went into Cardiac Arrest at Residential Facility

Three staff members at a residential facility in Kalamazoo, Michigan, have been charged after a16-year-old boy was restrained and later went into cardiac arrest and diedlast year. Michael Mosley, 47, Zachary Solis, 28, and Heather McLogan, 48, werecharged with involuntary manslaughter, CNN reported, while Mosley and Solis also face two counts of second-degree child abuse. McLogan, meanwhile, faces one charge of second-degree child abuse. According to the lawsuit, staff members of the facility — which provides behavioral health services to teens — allegedly performed an “improper restraint” on Fredericks after he allegedly threw a sandwich at someone.

3 Students Remain Hospitalized Days After Floor Collapsed During Clemson Homecoming Frat Party

Photo: Mollie Simon/Anderson Independent Mail/USA TODAY NETWORK/Sipa Three Clemson University students remain hospitalized on Tuesday after thefloor collapsed during a frat partyat a clubhouse near the South Carolina campus over the weekend, PEOPLE confirms. At least 30 people were taken to local hospitals early Sunday morning after the floor suddenly caved in during the rowdy party at the apartment clubhouse that began Saturday night. Now, days later, three students are still in the hospital with non life-threatening injuries, Joe Galbraith, associate athletic director for Clemson’s athletic communications, tells PEOPLE.