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Skier Rescued After 3 Days Stranded Inside Mountain Hut in French Alps

French skier, Aurelie Dutertre. Photo Credit: RTL radio

Aurélie Dutertre, a 46-year-old French mountaineer was stranded in the Alps for three days and four nights. Dutertre found refuge in a small wooden hut on the Sept Laux mountain in the French Alps after a snowstorm hit while she was alone in the backcountry. Related: Teton County Search & Rescue Conducts 2 Heli Rescues in 1 Day, Including a […]

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Luke Guilford | April 25, 2023
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Skier Rescued 6 Hours After Being Buried to His Neck by Avalanche in Switzerland

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Deep in the Liddes region of Switzerland, a skier was buried up to his neck in compact snow with only one arm free. Night had fallen and hypothermia was setting in for the young man trapped helplessly in the mountains. Air Glaciers set out to find the missing person via helicopter, where after six hours of being buried, the man […]

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Luke Guilford | March 6, 2023
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Hiker Dies of Hypothermia After Getting Overcome by Severe Weather Conditions Near Mount Washington, NH

A high-risk rescue effort was conducted for a severely hypothermic hiker on the Gulfside Trail in the vicinity of Mount Clay Saturday night and into Sunday morning by members of NH Fish and Game’s Advanced Search and Rescue Team and the North Conway–based Mountain Rescue Services (MRS). Fish and Game was initially alerted to this situation by the spouse of […]

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Utah Doctor Facing Federal Charges For Allegedly Falsely Reporting Hypothermia to Get Helicopter Rescue Off Denali

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A Utah doctor is facing Federal charges after allegedly falsely reporting that a mountaineer was suffering from hypothermia in an attempt to be evacuated during a failed summit attempt of Mount Denali, AK, this spring. At 20,320-feet, Mount Denali is North America’s highest summit. According to the criminal complaint filed in Fairbanks, Alaska Federal Court, Dr. Jason Lance, 47, a radiologist from […]

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CragBrains | November 11, 2021
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Cold Water Immersion Safety Information

With the last of the snow melting in the Sierra and across the country, skiers and snowboarders are taking to the water: surfing, paddling, swimming, cliff jumping, boating, or just plain floating. After a season of sending and getting rowdy in the snow, we usually think of summer water sports as fun, safe substitutes for our winter activities, and to […]

Roger Romani | May 29, 2020
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NOAA Warns that Excessive Heat Warning Could Lead to Hypothermia

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The excessive heat warning in parts of California, Nevada, and Arizona has lead to officials issuing a warning about hypothermia. Yep, you read that right! The mercury is creeping beyond 100ºF causing the rapid melt of the mountain snowpack. All that ice-cold water then flows into Central California rivers and streams. …Hot Weather through Thursday… .The first major heat wave […]

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WeatherBrains | May 27, 2020
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Don’t Get Run Over by a Reindeer and Avoid These 16 Other Common Winter Injuries

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This time of the year when the snow is steadily falling, us humans tend to start doing a bit more falling of our own. This trend even increases right around the holidays. Our minds are on lists and shopping, and cooking and decorating, traveling and far from where they should be to keep ourselves safe. Winter is full of added […]

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Jon Roubik | January 10, 2020
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Lake Tahoe Drowning Deaths Due to Cold Water Shock NOT Hypothermia

People die in Lake Tahoe’s waters every year. Cold water shock is one of the most common causes of death in the lake. Becoming quickly immersed in cold water can cause an involuntary gasp, difficulty breathing, rapid breathing or muscle failure, all of which can lead to drowning. Authorities urge lake users to wear live jackets, even if they don’t […]

Roger Romani | August 6, 2018
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Man Frozen In Snow For 10 Hours Brought Back To Life

  Justin Smith is one lucky guy.  At age 26 he is a medical anomaly and a survivor to the coldest known body temperatures.  February 25, 2015 is a day that Justin will never fully remember yet never forget.  He was just going out with his friends to the bars the night before and that was the last he was […]

Keenan Grady | January 25, 2016
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