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Palisades Park Man ID'd As Climber Killed In Washington State Avalanche Palisades Park Man ID'd As Climber Killed In Washington State Avalanche
Palisades Park Man ID'd As Climber Killed In Washington State Avalanche Authorities have identified a 66-year-old New Jersey man who was among three people killed in an avalanche in Washington State.  Bergen County resident Yun Park, of Palisades Park, was confirmed as being among the dead in an update from the Chelan County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday, Feb. 22.  The avalanche happened Sunday afternoon, Feb. 19, in the central Cascade Mountains near Colchuck Lake, located 70 miles east of Seattle. Sheriffs officials said a 56-year-old Maryland man contacted deputies on Monday, Feb. 20 and said that six members of the group he was with had atte…

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by Michael Mashburn