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FatalityOutcome: FatalHypothermia

Fatality — Mount Washington, Apr 24, 1971

·Mount Washington·Near Cog Base Station

46-year-old from West Acton, MA

Barbara Palmer, 46, died of exposure while hiking in deep snow near the Cog Railway base station on Mount Washington in April 1971.

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