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ID Released For CT Climber Among 3 Killed In Washington State Avalanche ID Released For CT Climber Among 3 Killed In Washington State Avalanche
ID Released For CT Climber Among 3 Killed In Washington State Avalanche A 54-year-old Connecticut man who was among three climbers killed in an avalanche in Washington State has now been identified, authorities said.  The incident happened Sunday afternoon, Feb. 19, in the central Cascade Mountains near Colchuck Lake, located 70 miles east of Seattle, according to the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office. Seong Cho, a Korean national living in West Hartford, was confirmed as being among the dead. A 56-year-old Maryland man contacted deputies on Monday, Feb. 20, and said that six members of the group he was with had attempted to climb Colchuck Peak the day befor…

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CT Climber Among 3 Killed In Avalanche In Washington State CT Climber Among 3 Killed In Avalanche In Washington State
CT Climber Among 3 Killed In Avalanche In Washington State This story has been updated. A 54-year-old Connecticut man was among three climbers who were killed in an avalanche in Washington State, authorities said.  The incident happened Sunday afternoon, Feb. 19, in the central Cascade Mountains near Colchuck Lake, located 70 miles east of Seattle, according to the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office. Seong Cho, a Korean national living in West Hartford, was confirmed as being among the dead. A 56-year-old Maryland man contacted deputies on Monday, Feb. 20 and said that six members of the group he was with had attempted to climb Colchuck Peak the…

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Search For Missing CT Marine Scaled Back Due To Weather Search For Missing CT Marine Scaled Back Due To Weather
Search For Missing CT Marine Scaled Back Due To Weather The search for a missing 24-year-old Marine from Connecticut is being drastically scaled back three weeks after he was reported missing in California. U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Matthew Kraft of Washington, Connecticut, was reported missing last month after he set out on a solo ski and hiking trip on Feb. 24 near the Kearsarge Pass Trailhead, more than 100 miles east of Fresno. He was scheduled to complete his trek by March 4, according to the Inyo County Sheriff’s Office. An extensive, multi-agency search began on March 4, when Kraft’s father alerted law enforcement officials that he had no…

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