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11-30-2002, 07:44 AM
2 AVALANCHE FATALITIES IN TUCKERMAN RAVINE 11-29-2002. Yesterday morning around 11:20 7 climbers were involved in a class 2 avalanche on the right side of the Tuckerman Ravine triggerd in the "Lip" area. 4 of them were buried, 2 of which were "complete burials" and 2 were "partial", but very close to being completely covered with debris. The two complete burials were fatal and the other two were very lucky as bystanders were able to see the little of them that were showing. Those two individuals were uncovered in the first several minutes of the rescue. My sincere thoughts go to those effected by this tragedy and thanks go to outstanding rescue efforts by those from volunteer Search and Rescue groups, namely AVSAR, MRS, and the AMC. New Hampshire Fish and Game and the U.S. Forest Service worked closely to resolve this potentially complex rescue involving 7 individuals.