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FatalityOutcome: FatalHypothermia

Fatality — Mount Washington, Jul 19, 1958

·Mount Washington·Crawford Path, 1/4 mi below summit

17-year-old from Dorchester, MA · party of 2

Judy March, 17, died of exposure on the Crawford Path about a quarter mile below the summit of Mount Washington in July 1958 alongside her companion Paul Zanet.

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