death on mt. shasta

A 57 year old man from San Carlos, Calif., died after he fell while climbing Mt. Shasta Thursday, June 11. The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office reported today, June 15, that it responded to a search and rescue call at about 6:22 a.m. Thursday. Despite assistance from a physician on-scene and emergency response, including the efforts of a California Highway Patrol H-16 helicopter crew, the Sheriff’s Office reported that Michael Murphy “succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead before he could be transported to a medical health care facility.” The […]