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Woman Gives Life Pushing Climber to Safety as Icefall Crushes Her

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Overview

  • An experienced ice climber sacrificed herself to save another woman from death.
  • Meg O'Neill, 41, pushed a 21-year-old woman out of the path of falling ice in Utah's Raven Falls.
  • O'Neill was trapped under ice blocks and killed, while the woman she saved survived unharmed.
  • A male climber fell 40 feet and suffered severe injuries in the incident at the frozen waterfall.
  • O'Neill was hailed as a hero for her selfless act, which allowed another climber to escape certain death.