A radio executive for SiriusXM was the first victim to be identified in the deadly Lake Tahoe avalanche.
Kate Vitt, a mother of two and a vice president at SiriusXM, was killed in the avalanche that left eight others dead, a neighbor confirmed.
Vitt graduated from Boston College and previously worked for the music company Pandora and the clothing label Anthropologie, according to her LinkedIn.
SiriusXM radio exec Kate Vitt has been identified as one of the women killed in the Tahoe avalanche. X/@KateVitt Rescue crews located the victims’ bodies on Castle Peak, but the Nevada County Sheriff said they remain on the mountain due to hazardous weather conditions.
Authorities have not yet released identities of the victims, who were reported to be seven women and two men between the ages of 30 and 55. Three of the deceased were ski guides.
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Customers and staff at Uli Seiler Ski Shop in Kentfield in Marin County expressed shock when word came through that Vitt was among the victims.
“Oh my God,” a store clerk told The Post “She’s a big customer.”
