Terry Penrod
May 17th, 2004, 11:28 pm
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This kind of heroisim always makes me proud to be an American and the human race in general.
Cheers, Terry
Helicopter Rescues Climber on Mt. Rainier
By GENE JOHNSON, Associated Press Writer
SEATTLE - A seriously injured climber who had been stranded on Mount Rainier was rescued Monday evening after an Oregon National Guard helicopter took advantage of a sudden break in the clouds to retrieve him.
Earlier in the day, two national park rangers reached the climber and his companion by foot, but decided to put off a rescue attempt until Tuesday because of the steep terrain and snow. A rescue by foot would have taken at least two days, authorities said.
The injured man was being flown to a Seattle hospital.
MORE:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040518/ap_on_re_us/climbers_stranded
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This kind of heroisim always makes me proud to be an American and the human race in general.
Cheers, Terry
Helicopter Rescues Climber on Mt. Rainier
By GENE JOHNSON, Associated Press Writer
SEATTLE - A seriously injured climber who had been stranded on Mount Rainier was rescued Monday evening after an Oregon National Guard helicopter took advantage of a sudden break in the clouds to retrieve him.
Earlier in the day, two national park rangers reached the climber and his companion by foot, but decided to put off a rescue attempt until Tuesday because of the steep terrain and snow. A rescue by foot would have taken at least two days, authorities said.
The injured man was being flown to a Seattle hospital.
MORE:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040518/ap_on_re_us/climbers_stranded
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