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Body of Final Victim Recovered from Deadly Washington Avalanche

  • The body of 66-year-old Yun Park, the last remaining victim of a deadly avalanche on Colchuck Peak, was recovered last week.
  • Park was climbing with two other victims, Jeannie Lee, 60, and Seong Cho, 54, who were part of a New York climbing club.
  • The avalanche occurred on February 19 as the climbers were ascending a steep, snowy gulley on the peak.
  • The bodies of Lee and Cho were recovered earlier this spring, while Park's body remained missing until last week when a hiker came across it.
  • The avalanche was the deadliest in the US last winter and the worst in Washington state in years.
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