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Climber missing after avalanche
SEATTLE, (UPI) -- One person was missing and presumed dead after a slab avalanche came down on 11 climbers on Washington's Mount Rainier, authorities say.
The avalanche, 100 to 200 yards wide, started at 12,500 feet about 4:45 a.m. Saturday on the east face of the mountain on Ingraham Glacier and sent snow sliding down 1,000 feet, The Seattle Times reported.
Patti Wold, spokeswoman for Mount Rainier National Park, said one climber made it out of the avalanche and walked to Camp Muir. The other nine were extricated by a rescue team of park rangers and mountain guides.
The missing climber was thought to be a European man who did not register with authorities before his solo climb, the Times said.
The names of the climbers had not been released.
Helicopter rescue crews searched the mountainous area Saturday afternoon despite high winds that kept the craft 1,500 feet away from the mountain, the newspaper said.
A ground search might not be resumed until Monday because of worsening weather, the Times reported.
SEATTLE, (UPI) -- One person was missing and presumed dead after a slab avalanche came down on 11 climbers on Washington's Mount Rainier, authorities say.
The avalanche, 100 to 200 yards wide, started at 12,500 feet about 4:45 a.m. Saturday on the east face of the mountain on Ingraham Glacier and sent snow sliding down 1,000 feet, The Seattle Times reported.
Patti Wold, spokeswoman for Mount Rainier National Park, said one climber made it out of the avalanche and walked to Camp Muir. The other nine were extricated by a rescue team of park rangers and mountain guides.
The missing climber was thought to be a European man who did not register with authorities before his solo climb, the Times said.
The names of the climbers had not been released.
Helicopter rescue crews searched the mountainous area Saturday afternoon despite high winds that kept the craft 1,500 feet away from the mountain, the newspaper said.
A ground search might not be resumed until Monday because of worsening weather, the Times reported.