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Body recoveryOutcome: FatalFall

Body recovery — Mount Washington, Jan 30, 2004

·Mount Washington

28-year-old from Southbridge, MA

Jason Gaumond, 28, was last seen on January 27, 2004 and reported missing. His body was recovered on January 30, 2004 from the base of Yale Gully in Huntington Ravine after an apparent fall while descending. Summit-area conditions during the window were severe — temperatures around -11°F, sustained winds averaging 75 mph with gusts to 100 mph. The incident was not avalanche-related.

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