FatalityOutcome: FatalHypothermia
Fatality — Mount Madison, Aug 24, 1986
52-year-old from Brookline, MA
McDonald Barr, 52, died of exposure on Mount Madison during a summer snowstorm in August 1986.
Contributing factors
Ignored forecast
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