Park official: Snowshoer rescued, in good shape

Courtesy Outdoor Recreation News  Tue, 01/17/2012 - 03:58

A 66-year-old snowshoer who had been missing on Mount Rainier since Saturday has been rescued after searchers traversed deep snow and snowshoed up a river valley to pull him from the icy remote backcountry, a national park spokeswoman said.


 

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