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Mt. Hood rescue: Oregon crews find 1 climber dead and another seriously injured after avalanches del
delay rescue missionOne person died and another was injured after suffering a steep fall on Oregon's Mount Hood, where deep snow and avalanche conditions hindered the two-day rescue effort, officials said.
Lei Wang, 50, and Pradnya Mohite, 34, fell about 200 feet in the Leuthold Couloir area of the mountain shortly after 5 p.m. Sunday and were seriously injured, the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office said.
"One of the injured climbers was able to call 911 by cell phone, and also used a Garmin inReach device to notify an emergency contact," Deputy John Wildhaber, a spokesperson for the sheriff's office, said Monday in news release.
A rescue effort was launched, but conditions "were extremely challenging," Wildhaber said.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/mt-hood-rescue-oregon-crews-find-1-climber-dead-and-another-seriously-injured-after-avalanches-delay-rescue-mission/ar-AAUP7W1