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Now to Oregon’s Mount Hood so popular with climbers, but extremely hazardous as winter approaches. Three experienced climbers disappeared there on Friday. One was found dead the next day. But two are still believed to be up on a mountain possibly near the summit. Priya David now with our CBS News affiliate in Portland is following the search.

 

Clear skies on Mount Hood today allowed for an aerial search. But the danger of avalanches kept ground rescuers away from the treacherous위험한 불안정한 top of the mountain where it’s hoped the climbers carved out잘라내다 a protective snow cave. “See these kids loved….loved climbing. All three of them.” At the start of their climb, the trio sent a text message they would return the same day. “The conditions are absolutely perfect. We’ll be back.” But the next day, searchers found the body of 26-year-old Luke Goldberg. With him, a camera containing some 20 pictures of the climb. But no trace of 24-year-old Anthony Veatty, or 29-year-old Katie Nolan.

 

“Climbers would have come across here.” Rescuers say the shots from the camera put the three climbers at Reid Headwall, a steep rocky face just below the 11,000 foot summit. Usually climbers descend from there a short way, then climb to the very top. About 10,000 people climb Mount Hood every year. But it has claimed 18 lives in the last decade alone with an entire party of nine dying in 1986 and three more in 2006. Some argue the three climbers might have been found by now, if they’ve been wearing simple mountain locater unit such as this one. About $5 to rent. But rescuers disagree.

 

The effort is taking a toll on rescuers who are racing to beat the next storm system expected in tonight. At day’s end, rescuers were pleased the weather cooperated. And they were able to scan the entire mountain top to bottom by air. Although they found nothing, they say the search will continue.

As about a foot of snow expected tonight, they’re hoping for another break in the weather tomorrow.

Katie? Priya David, Priya? Thank you so much for that report.

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