A B.C. man is dead after falling from a mountain in the Mount Baker Snoqualmie National Forest area of Washington State.
Members from Snohomish County Volunteer Search and Rescue were notified Aug. 19 about a 36-year-old man who fell while climbing Del Campo Peak.
Two people were climbing to the peak when one of them fell 40 to 50 feet onto rocky terrain at about 9 a.m.
Del Campo Peak is a 17.5-kilometre climb at an elevation of 6,610 feet. The route is a challenging and technical expertise is required. The route is a class three or four scramble, which is a more difficult grade of scramble that involves some short deep or technical sections.
A rope is often advisable on such routes as a fall can be fatal.
"His climbing partner performed lifesaving measures but attempts to resuscitate the subject were unsuccessful," said a spokesperson with the Snohomish County Sherriff’s office in a news release.
Search and rescue members were called to recover the body and it was airlifted to Taylor’s Landing, where the Snohomish Country medical examiner took custody.
Glacier Media has confirmed the 36-year-old man was from Richmond, B.C., and his cause of death was multiple blunt traumatic injuries.
The Snohomish Country medical examiner ruled the man's death an accident.
An individual who planned to hike Del Campo wrote online warning others of the death, and advised hikers to have safety equipment.
"Helping the rescue team pack up this poor soul's leftover gear should be an eye-opening reminder for all,” she wrote. “Please stay safe out there.”
Glacier Media is not publishing the individual's name out of respect to the family.
