Three people died from trauma caused by an avalanche near Leavenworth on Sunday, according to a release from the Chelan County Sheriff's Office.
Three people died from trauma caused by an avalanche near Leavenworth on Sunday, according to a release from the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office.Chelan deputies were contacted on Monday about the avalanche.
Four of the climbers were swept down the couloir, around 500 feet. Three of the climbers died as a result of trauma sustained in the fall. They were a 60-year-old woman from New York, a 66-year-old man from New Jersey, and a 53-year-old man from Connecticut, the report said. When the Deputies took the report, A search and rescue coordinator started gathering resources. A total of 22 rescuers responded to the trailhead to assist with this effort. They were from Chelan County Mounty Rescue, Chelan County Volunteer Search and Rescue and Off-Road Vehicle unit, Seattle Mountain Rescue, Tacoma Mountain Rescue, and Yakima Mountain Rescue.
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