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UMD Grad Killed By Avalanche While Skiing In Alaska UMD Grad Killed By Avalanche While Skiing In Alaska
UMD Grad Killed By Avalanche While Skiing In Alaska A 32-year-old Washington DC native was killed by an avalanche while skiing at the national park he was working at in Alaska. Eric Walter, who was alone, was believed to have triggered the avalanche on a southern slope of Jenny Creek, around 1 p.m. on May 4, the National Park Service confirmed. It is with a heavy heart that we share that Denali National Park and Preserve employee Eric Walter was killed in an... Posted by Denali National Park and Preserve on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 A park ranger used a spotting scope to look for survivors in the area where the avalanche occurred, when he…

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by Cecilia Levine
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North Ocean Beach In Maryland Reopens After Military Debris Washes Up On Shore North Ocean Beach In Maryland Reopens After Military Debris Washes Up On Shore
North Ocean Beach In Maryland Reopens After Military Debris Washes Up On Shore A Maryland beach is reopened after it was forced to temporarily close due to several pieces of military munitions debris that washed ashore onto the sand over the past two weeks, according to the National Park Service (NPS). Parts of North Ocean Beach in the Maryland District of Assateague Island National Seashore had been closed since the end of July before reopening on Thursday, Aug. 4 after the discovery of old munitions on the beach. During the 1940s the area around the beach was used as a test range for US Navy missiles and bombs, according to NPS officials. Debris from that program w…

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by Zak Failla