Monday, February 15, 2010
Mountain Climber needs rescue
Climber Falls Into St. Helens Crater; Rescue Underway
Monday, February 15, 2010
MOUNT ST. HELENS, Wash. — A climber has fallen into the crater at Mount St. Helens and a rescue is under way.
The Skamania County sheriff's says it received a 911 cell phone call for help about 1 p.m. Monday.
Undersheriff Dave Cox says a helicopter that does contract work for the U.S. Geological Survey
spotted the climber on a steep slope near the bottom of the crater but was unable to pick him up because of high winds and whiteout conditions.
Cox says a Coast Guard rescue helicopter has been called but it's uncertain if the climber can be rescued before dark. A ground rescue team is being organized.
WTF? Normally it is Mt. Hood, this time St. Hellens. What is the deal with these people that go mountain climbing in the middle of winter? I say if you are dumb enough to climb a snow covered mountain in the Pacific Northwest between Thanksgiving and Easter then good luck. We will send a nice flower arrangement to your funeral. Or if you happen to make it out, we will gladly send an ambulance to the end of the paved road, but that is about it. The cost and risk and sometimes loss of lives of the rescuers is too much to come get your dumb ass if you attempt foolish ventures.
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