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Severe Hypothermia Prompts Night Rescue on Mount Lafayette

Rapidly changing mountain weather can quickly incapacitate unprepared hikers, forcing high-risk night evacuations by volunteer teams.

Missing Massachusetts Hiker, 61, Found Dead on Remote New Hampshire Trail

23-Year-Old Snowmobiler Killed in Kootenay Pass Avalanche as Risk Stays High

Saudi Arabia Orders Four Weapon-Ready C-27J Maritime Patrol Aircraft From Leonardo

Hiker Dies on Mount Whitney After Partner Turns Back During Winter Ascent

Nighttime Rescue Saves Two Massachusetts Skiers Lost on Mount Moosilauke in Blizzard Conditions

Final Two Victims in Mt. Baldy Deaths Identified as Guatemalan Nationals

Police Identify 2 Snowmobilers Who Broke Through Ice on Michigan's Round Lake

Hiker Rescued From Quicksand in Arches After Drone-Aided Search and Ladder Extraction

Third Day of Search for Daryl Fong at Mount Field as Snow and Gales Hamper Crews

Illinois Hunter Rescued After Two Nights in Colorado Snowstorm

Search Enters Seventh Day for Minnesota Hiker in Wyoming’s Bighorn Mountains

Missing Zugspitze Physician Identified Six Months After Disappearance

Florida Travelers Die in 380-Foot Fall at Bryce Canyon’s Inspiration Point

Missing Michigan Woman Found Alive After Three Days in Freezing Woods

Utah Snowmobiler Dies in Avalanche in Monte Cristo Backcountry

German Skier Missing Since 1967 Identified Through DNA Analysis of Found Remains

Wyoming Avalanche Kills Skier and Injures Another in Backcountry Incident

Heat-Seeking Drone Rescues Missing Elderly Man in Malibu

Hiker Found Alive After 50 Days in Canadian Wilderness