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Oregon mountaineers were airlifted from Mount Hood on Saturday after losing their ice ax and falling 600 feet onto a rock beneath the summit, officials said.
A 43-year-old man from Happy Valley, a suburb of Portland, fell from a mountaintop ridge near the Old Shoot area at around 6:30 am and landed directly above the Hot Rocks fumaroles at the Clackamas County Security Officer’s office. Sometimes I was seriously injured. He said. Witnesses said the man had fallen 600 to 700 feet.
The sheriff’s office began a search and rescue mission with the help of volunteer services and arrived at the injured climber shortly before 10:30 am.
Rescue teams took over medical care from combat auditors who were on the scene at the time of the accident, according to people familiar with the matter. Climbers were treated on-site until an Oregon Army National Guard helicopter arrived and lifted the injured man to a hospital in the Portland area.
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Climbers were receiving medical care at the hospital. His current condition was not immediately known.
Officials have warned potential climbers that Mount Hood is dangerous all year round due to the rugged ice conditions of the mountain.
According to officials, it was the second accident that occurred within a week in the same area of the mountain.
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On June 24, a 31-year-old Portland woman was also airlifted from the mountain after being seriously injured by dropping an old shoot hundreds of feet from a mountaintop ridge. The latest information about her condition was not immediately available.