3 climbers missing on Oregon mountain
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Rescue teams headed up the flanks of treacherous Mount Hood on Monday to search for three climbers reported missing in heavy snow, but were ordered off the mountain when conditions became too dangerous.
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Blinding snow and powerful winds blasting Mount Hood hindered teams searching for three lost climbers Wednesday, as forecasters warned that a new storm could bring gusts of 100 mph, followed by a deep freeze.
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Three climbers fell off a ledge on Mount Hood Sunday morning, and rescuers were ascending the snowy mountain in an effort to find them, authorities said.
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A string of avalanches in the mountains above Los Angeles have killed three people, including one who was found dead in the snow on Saturday, but another man walked out alive after taking shelter overnight.
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The fate of the other two climbers who set out with him to climb the 11, 239-foot peak last weekend remained unclear today.
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Rescuers in Panama searched for survivors on Monday after a small plane carrying three Americans and their Panamanian pilot went missing in foul weather.
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Rescue workers searching for three lost climbers on Oregon's highest peak confronted stormy weather again Thursday and planned to search lower elevations in hopes that some climbers had managed to descend that far.
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Two climbers still missing on Mount Hood may have been swept to their deaths over a treacherous cliff by howling winds of more than 100 mph after they left their injured companion behind in a snow cave to get help.
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Rangers rappelled down El Capitan Thursday and then carefully climbed back up the sheer 3,200-foot face of the mountain, rescuing two climbers and carrying the bodies of two others on their backs.
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Two men failed to return as planned from a climb on Mount Hood, where conditions early Tuesday were blizzard-like, authorities said.
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Weary searchers scouring Mount Hood for three missing climbers had no luck Saturday and were returning to their bases, authorities said. Air searches with Black Hawk helicopters and a C-130 cargo plane were to continue around the clock, authorities said The ground search is to resume early Sunday, weather permitting.
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Austrian rescuers look for a missing snowboarder after at least three people died in avalanches.
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An American skier was reported missing following avalanches in western Austria that also killed three people and injured four others, police said.
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A missing San Francisco father, who set out on foot during the weekend to find help for his stranded family in Oregon's snowy coastal mountains, left clothing and other items that appeared arranged to guide searchers, officials said Wednesday.
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NORTH VANCOUVER (CP) - Several people were missing after a mudslide swept at least two homes down a hillside in North Vancouver early Wednesday.
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Three climbers who fell from a ledge while ascending Mount Hood have been located and rescuers were using ropes to reach them late Sunday, while five others who were stranded have been taken down the mountain to a lodge, according to rescue officials.
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Mountain rescue teams resume their search for a teenage boy who went missing while climbing with his father.