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Hope All But Gone For Missing Climbers
There’s little hope that two climbers missing on Mount Hood are still alive, authorities said Tuesday.
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GOVERNMENT CAMP, Ore. (December 15, 2009)—Authorities said Tuesday there’s little chance two missing Mount Hood climbers are still alive.
A whiteout was preventing ground crews and a rescue helicopter from resuming a search for the two climbers Tuesday.
Anthony Vietti and Katie Nolan have been missing since Friday.
The body of their climbing companion was found Saturday at about 9,000 feet up.
Tuesday’s heavy snows are causing hopes of finding the pair to fade.
A spokesman for the search and rescue operation says conditions aren't expected to improve much for a couple of days, but rescuers say Vietti and Nolan are believed to have ice axes, which they could use to carve out a snow cave for protection.
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Posted by: Someone
Location: Near-Here
on Dec 17, 2009 at 04:57 PM
As of yesterday(Wednesday the 16th) it is a search for the bodies. No chance for survival. Sorry for the deaths.
Posted by: Anonymous
on Dec 16, 2009 at 06:12 AM
I hope they find them alive and well. My prayers go out to all the families.
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