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PMR Joins Multi-Agency Search for Snowshoer's Remains - Body of Unidentified Person Found
Saturday, August 2, 2003
(Updated Sunday, August 3, 2003)
On Saturday, Portland Mountain Rescue joined over 100 other search
and rescue personnel from around the Pacific Northwest to scour the
South Side of Mount Hood for the remains of a missing snowshoer.
The subject disappeared on the 11,239-foot mountain during a white out
in early March 2003 and was not found at that time, despite a week long
search. Hurricane force winds and snowfall of more than 6 feet
hindered the original search, so the
Clackamas County Sheriff
postponed the search until the mountain sufficiently melted out in the Summer.
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To read about March 2003
search, click here.
During the multi-agency search on Saturday, a team from Portland's
Pacific Northwest Search and Rescue
discovered the remains of a man lying on the West face of Zig Zag Canyon, on
the Southwest portion of the mountain. Initially, the Sheriff identified
the body as the missing snowshoer, but later retracted that statement.
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The area where the body was found
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The body's clothing was similar to that of the missing subject, and that
contributed to the initial announcement. However, on Sunday, the
Clackamas County Medical Examiner officially determined that the remains
were from another person.
Since there are no other persons reported missing on the mountain in 2003, the
Sheriff is launching an investigation into the identity of the remains. The
whereabouts of the missing snowshoer are also still in question, so a third search
may be called in the future. However, there are no immediate plans to do so.
During the mission, PMR searchers covered the high angle and technically challenging
areas of Mount Hood, including White River Glacier and the cliffs of Mississippi
Head at the beginning of Zig Zag Canyon. Other mountain rescue and ground
search teams from around the Pacific Northwest helped scour the extensive search area.
For more information, please see the
Clackamas County Sheriff's website.
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