Skier Is Rescued After Four Days in Mountains

A skier rescued after four frigid days and nights in the mountains with no food was waiting to learn whether he would lose any fingers or toes to frostbite.

“He’s got some extremity damage, and only time will tell if they’ll have to amputate,” King County Sheriff’s Lt. Jim Fuda said.

Dan Witkowski, 25, an extreme skier from Ellensburg, had not been seen since New Year’s Eve until spotters in a helicopter noticed his tracks in the Cascade Range, about 40 miles east of Seattle.

After seven hours, rescuers on snowshoes and skis reached Witkowski.