A couple was caught in an ice slide on Washington's Crystal Mountain.
BUCKLEY, Wash. -- A 24-year-old woman hiker has been killed, hit by an ice slide near Crystal Mountain.
Pierce County sheriff's Deputy Dan Hudson says the woman and a 26-year-old male friend had just completed a climb Wednesday near frozen Snoquera Falls when an ice slide hit. Hudson says the man was knocked unconscious and awoke to find the woman had been struck by large chunks of ice and was not breathing. He tried CPR but was unable to revive her.
My condolences to her friends and family.
Update: The hiker has been identified.
The victim has been identified as Megan Kinsella.The young couple had just completed a climb near the frozen Snoquera Falls when an ice slide hit.
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