Monday, May 23, 2005 10:38 a.m. ET
BEND, Ore. (AP) -- An avalanche struck a small group of hikers on the side of a mountain in the Cascades of central Oregon, critically injuring two of them.
The avalanche started above the foursome Sunday afternoon as they hiked at the 8,000-foot level of North Sister Mountain, said Lt. Michael Johnston of the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office.
Nancy Miller, 40, and James Ellers, 36, were removed from the mountainside by Oregon National Guard helicopters, said Guard spokeswoman Kay Fristad. The other two hikers had managed to call 911.
The two were taken to St. Charles Medical Center-Bend in critical condition, Fristad said. The hospital declined to give any information on them Monday.
All four hikers are from Portland.
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05-23-2005, 09:00 AM #1
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05-23-2005, 09:38 AM #2
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Damn, hope everyone is OK.
No idea on where it occured?
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05-23-2005, 09:41 AM #3
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Let me lock in the system at Warp 2
Push it on into systematic overdrive
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