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Search and Rescue Volunteer Recovers Body of 60-Year-Old Woman Killed in February Avalanche on Colchuck Peak, WA

A search and rescue volunteer visiting Colchuck Peak (70 miles east of Seattle) found the body of Jeannie Lee while ascending the mountain on Monday, May 29. The rescuer called dispatchers, which sent a helicopter to assist in the safe return of Leeโ€™s Body. Lee had been missing since an avalanche accident occurred in February 2023.ย  Jeannie Lee was a […]

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Tate Sundberg | June 5, 2023
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3 Killed in Washington in North America’s Deadliest Avalanche of the Season

Colchuck Peak, Washington, avalanche

Three climbers were killed in an avalanche in Washington on Sunday in the nationโ€™s deadliest avalanche of the season. The avalanche occurred on Colchuck Peak at the South end of Colchuck Lake, approximately eight miles South ofย Leavenworth, WA, reports the Chelan County Sheriffโ€™s Office (CCSO). The reporting party, a 53-year-old Maryland man, reported the group he was with had attemptedย to […]

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AvyBrains | February 22, 2023
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