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Fatality — Mount Washington, Jan 9, 2012

·Mount Washington

46-year-old avid hiker from Mansfield, MA

Patrick Scott Powers, 46, summited Mount Washington on January 9, 2012 and then fell roughly 800 feet down icy slopes into Tuckerman Ravine while descending after dark. A caretaker reported seeing a headlamp moving down a cliff at high speed. Rescuers reached him alive but he died of his injuries. Summit conditions at the time were approximately 9°F with winds 40-50 mph and low visibility.

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