Three climbers killed in an avalanche after the lead climber accidentally triggered it while attempting to reach the peak of an 8,705-foot mountain.
February 22, 2023, 2:53 AMAn image of a climber nearing the top of Colchuck Glacier taken on March 22, 2020, near Leavenworth, Washington, in the Pacific Northwest.Three climbers have been killed in an avalanche after the lead climber accidentally triggered it while attempting to reach the peak of an 8,705 foot mountain over the weekend.
Four of the climbers were swept approximately 500 feet down the mountain during the avalanche that ended up killing three of them. The fourth climber, a 56-year-old man from New York, sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was able to hike back to base camp with the two remaining survivors, a 50-year-old man from New York and a 36-year-old man from New Jersey.
An image of a climber nearing the top of Colchuck Glacier taken on March 22, 2020, near Leavenworth, Washington, in the Pacific Northwest.“Sheriff Mike Morrison reports on February 20th, 2023, deputies were contacted at the CCSO Leavenworth substation about an avalanche that occurred near Colchuck Lake the previous day,” read the statement from Chelan County Sheriff’s Office in the aftermath of the avalanche. “A total of 22 rescuers responded to the trailhead to assist with this effort.
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