FatalityOutcome: FatalHypothermia
Fatality — Mount Washington, Dec 1, 1928
18-year-old from Salem, MO
Herbert J. Young, 18, died of exposure on the Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail in December 1928 after ascending through Tuckerman Ravine.
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