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3 Climbers Die, 1 Hurt in Cascades Rock Slides

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July 12, 2005|From Times Wire Reports

Rock slides killed three climbers and seriously injured another on a popular peak in North Cascades National Park northeast of Seattle.

The victims were taking part in a class organized by a climbing club when the six-person group wound up in the path of the slides. Two climbers were unhurt.


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The group was descending when falling rocks injured Jo Backus, 61, of Tacoma, the group leader, park spokesman Tim Manns said. A second slide killed Backus and two others.

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