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Judi Lynn

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Mon Aug 21, 2023, 07:46 PM Aug 2023

Four hikers dead in Mexico after falling 16,400 feet while climbing Pico de Orizaba - an active volc

Four hikers dead in Mexico after falling 16,400 feet while climbing Pico de Orizaba - an active volcano and the highest mountain in the country

  • Hugo Cruz; José Sepagua; Carlos Altamirano; and Humberto Muray were killed during a climbing accident on the Pico de Orizaba in Mexico on Sunday

  • Preliminary reports indicated one of the climbers slipped and fell before he dragged the rest of the group with him

  • At 18,491 feet above sea level, Pico de Orizaba, also known by its indigenous name Citlaltépetl, is the highest mountain in Mexico

    By ADRY TORRES FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

    PUBLISHED: 12:11 EDT, 21 August 2023 | UPDATED: 12:45 EDT, 21 August 2023

    Four Mexican men were killed during a hiking accident on the Pico de Orizaba on Saturday, authorities in the central state of Puebla said.

    The climbers were scaling the active volcano – the highest mountain in the country and third in North America – when they fell approximately 16,400 feet.

    The Puebla civil defense said that the climbing accident took place on the southern side of the volcano mountain - also known by its indigenous name Citlaltépetl - in the municipality of Atzitzintla.

    . . .

    Sunday's incident is the first deadly accident on Pico de Orizaba, which soars to 18,619 feet above sea level and borders the states of Puebla and Veracruz, since June 16, 2022.



    At 18,619 feet above sea level, Pico de Orizaba is the highest mountain in Mexico. It is located between the states of Puebla and Veracruz

    More:
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12429243/Four-hikers-dead-Mexico-climbing-Pico-Orizaba-active-volcano-mountain.html



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    Four hikers dead in Mexico after falling 16,400 feet while climbing Pico de Orizaba - an active volc (Original Post) Judi Lynn Aug 2023 OP
    Climbed it in 1978. Sad to hear. cachukis Aug 2023 #1
    Tragic and horrifying. madaboutharry Aug 2023 #2
    This message was self-deleted by its author cachukis Aug 2023 #3
    How could they fall 16,400 feet? Gruenemann Aug 2023 #4
    I thought the same thing. ratchiweenie Aug 2023 #5

    Response to Judi Lynn (Original post)

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