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1 dead in Washington ice cave collapse
(MENAFN- Arab News) GRANITE FALLS Wash: A partial ice cave collapse in northwest Washington killed one person and injured four others Monday evening a Snohomish County sheriff's spokeswoman said.
Sheriff's spokeswoman Shari Ireton said Monday night that the person who was killed remained buried under the debris. She said recovery efforts have been suspended for the night.
Three of the injured including one man in critical condition have been airlifted to a Seattle trauma center. Ireton says a juvenile girl with minor injuries was sent to an Everett Washington hospital.
Authorities don't believe anyone else is trapped.
The caves about 70 miles northeast of Seattle are a popular hiking destination in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. They have been closed until further notice
In 2010 an 11-year-old girl was killed at the caves by falling ice.
The person who was killed remained buried under the debris at the popular Big Four Ice Caves east of Granite Falls Ireton said
On Sunday a hiker filmed a section of the caves tumbling down. Several tourists were inside a cave during that collapse but there were no reported injuries.
All victims were believed accounted for. Three of the injured including a 25-year-old man in critical condition were airlifted to a Seattle trauma center. Also airlifted to Harborview Medical Center were a seriously injured 35-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman in satisfactory condition hospital spokeswoman Susan Gregg said. Their injuries included cuts and leg and pelvic fractures Gregg said.
A fourth person a young girl was sent to an Everett Washington hospital the Daily Herald of Everett reported.
The US Forest Service warned hikers in May that the ice caves were in their 'most dangerous state' due to unseasonably warm weather. The caves about 70 miles northeast of Seattle are a popular hiking destination in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Temperatures in the area Monday reportedly were in the mid 80s.
The caves are formed by avalanches that cascade down from nearby Big Four Mountain during winter and spring. Most years one or more caves form as the ice melts.
Sheriff's spokeswoman Shari Ireton said Monday night that the person who was killed remained buried under the debris. She said recovery efforts have been suspended for the night.
Three of the injured including one man in critical condition have been airlifted to a Seattle trauma center. Ireton says a juvenile girl with minor injuries was sent to an Everett Washington hospital.
Authorities don't believe anyone else is trapped.
The caves about 70 miles northeast of Seattle are a popular hiking destination in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. They have been closed until further notice
In 2010 an 11-year-old girl was killed at the caves by falling ice.
The person who was killed remained buried under the debris at the popular Big Four Ice Caves east of Granite Falls Ireton said
On Sunday a hiker filmed a section of the caves tumbling down. Several tourists were inside a cave during that collapse but there were no reported injuries.
All victims were believed accounted for. Three of the injured including a 25-year-old man in critical condition were airlifted to a Seattle trauma center. Also airlifted to Harborview Medical Center were a seriously injured 35-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman in satisfactory condition hospital spokeswoman Susan Gregg said. Their injuries included cuts and leg and pelvic fractures Gregg said.
A fourth person a young girl was sent to an Everett Washington hospital the Daily Herald of Everett reported.
The US Forest Service warned hikers in May that the ice caves were in their 'most dangerous state' due to unseasonably warm weather. The caves about 70 miles northeast of Seattle are a popular hiking destination in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Temperatures in the area Monday reportedly were in the mid 80s.
The caves are formed by avalanches that cascade down from nearby Big Four Mountain during winter and spring. Most years one or more caves form as the ice melts.
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