Helicopter rescues N.J. man, 3 other climbers near Mount Rainier summit

[TomSea]

Helicopter rescues N.J. man, 3 other climbers near Mount Rainier summit

By The Associated Press

A helicopter crew has rescued four climbers from near the summit of Mount Rainier after they had been stranded on the Cascade Mountain peak in Washington for several days.

The climbers were suffering from exposure and were taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, the National Park Service said in a statement.

Rescuers in the park's helicopter took advantage Thursday morning of a break in bad weather that had stymied earlier attempts to reach the climbers. They were taken off the mountain in two groups and all were off the upper mountain just after 10 a.m. Thursday, officials said.

Read more at: https://www.nj.com/news/2019/06/helicopter-rescues-nj-man-3-other-climbers-from-near-mount-rainier-summit.html