Climbing accident kills 3 in Washington State

Climbing accident kills 3 in Washington State

North Early Winters Spire, Wash. – The authorities said a tragedy happened to a group of climbers who were climbing the North Early Winters Spire in the state of Washington during the weekend.

The Okanogan County Sheriff and County Search and Rescue Volunteers responded to an accident that involved an escalation party on Sunday morning.

According to the Sheriff’s office, the climbers fell while descending from a steep trench formation caused by running water or mass movement.

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The authorities confirmed the death of three people at the accident scene. The fourth member was able to escape and ask for help.

A helicopter rescue team could extract the deceased members of the climb.

An investigation is underway, but the authorities said they suppose that the accident was caused by the failure of an anchor failure while the group reported through the mountain.