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Fatality — Mt. Willey, Nov 30, 2010

·Mount Willey·Willey Mountain Trail

69-year-old male from Thetford, Vermont · party of 2

Phillip G. Phillips, 69, collapsed on the Willey Mountain Trail at approximately 2:30 p.m. on November 30, 2010 while descending from the summit of Mt. Willey. His female companion called 911 and performed CPR but could not revive him. NHFG Conservation Officers, AMC personnel, and Twin Mountain Fire and Rescue carried him out to the trailhead in Hart's Location, arriving just before 8:00 p.m.

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