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Climber Dies After Fall In Snohomish County

Posted: 7:05 pm PDT July 5, 2009Updated: 11:39 am PDT July 6, 2009

A 39-year-old female climber from Duvall fell and died in the Monte Cristo area of Snohomish County on Sunday, said Rebecca Hover of the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office.

A ranger called 911 at about 5 p.m. after the victim’s climbing partner, also from Duvall, reported the incident, Hover said.

Snohomish County Search and Rescue workers recovered the body several hours later and said the woman and her climbing partner were climbing in a snow field when the woman lost her footing and fell 700 ft. over a cliff.

The names of the victim and her climbing partner have not been released.

Monte Cristo is located off the Mountain Loop Highway in the Barlow Pass area, between Darrington and Granite Falls.

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