Nation IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON STATE : 2 Climbers Killed on Mt. Rainier; 1 Hurt
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Two climbers were killed and one was injured in two accidents on Mt. Rainier in Washington state. One man died but his companion survived when they fell into a crevasse in Ingraham Glacier, about 12,000 feet up on the 14,410-foot mountain. Two other climbers rescued the injured man and recovered the body of the other victim. Shortly afterward, a party of climbers reported seeing a solo climber fall and slide down the mountain in the same area. He was killed.
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