3 dead, 1 survivor left a “traumatic” injury after autumn when climbing

Three climbers died and a fourth in a fall when climbing in Washington became a “traumatic” injury.

A group of four climbers was involved in a fall, which was assumed that it was caused by “anchor failure” when it dropped a steep gorge in the North Early Winters Spira of the North Cascades National Park. The accident occurred on Sunday, May 11th, around 11:30 a.m. that the Sheriff's office of Okanogan County declared in a press release on Facebook.

The volunteers of Ocso and Okanogan County search and rescue reacted to the scene.

Three of the party members were declared dead at the accident location. According to publication, the victims were 36, 47 and 63 years old. Your identities have not been published at the moment.

“The fourth member of the party exceeded himself and contacted the law enforcement authorities,” said the Sheriff's office. “Snohomish County Helicopter Rescue Team helped promote the late members of the party before the technical, mountainous site.”

The group fell by about 400 feet in the accident, The Seattle Times reported. The lower sheriff of Okanogan County, David Yarnell, told the outlet that the surviving climber has “gained internal bleeding and a traumatic brain injury in the accident”.

“He went back to the starting point east of the Washington Pass and drove to Newhalem, where he used a coin phone to call 911,” said Yarnell. “He didn't notice that he had as important internal injuries as he was.” The climber was brought to the HarborView Medical Center in Seattle to get treatment.

The group climbed in the early winter couloir and started to rise “after noticing that a storm came in,” said Yarnell to The Seattle Times. He reported that all four climbers were bound with the same anchor point, which he said, not the best method.

Cristina Woodworth, head of the sheriff's search and rescue team, said after an examination of the equipment of the climbers on Monday, May 12th, that it seemed the anchor point The Seattle Times.

“It seems that they have fallen through the rather steep vertical site for about 200 feet and then about 200 meters more, moderate terrain,” said Woodworth of the publication.

She added that the surviving climber “a number of hours to go to himself” from the accident site and made it back to his vehicle.

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“The OCSO would like to thank the volunteers and Snohomish County for the support in this tragic incident. Our thoughts are with the family members and friends of those involved,” concluded the Sheriff's office in their release.

The examination continues.

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