Why does the collapsed snow cave traps 2 near Snoqualmie Pass?”
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008130105_apwasnowcavecollapse.html?syndication=rss Collapsed snow cave traps 2 near Snoqualmie Pass Search and rescue crews have begun trying to dig two teenagers out of a collapsed snow cave near Snoqualmie Pass. SEATTLE — Search and rescue crews have begun trying to dig two teenagers out of a collapsed snow cave near Snoqualmie Pass. Snoqualmie Pass Fire Chief Matt Cowan says hikers with the pair called 911 shortly around 1:30 p.m. Thursday. He adds that there has been no contact with the two trapped youths, who are 14 and 17 years old. Cowan says the hikers, including a parent of at least one of the two trapped teens, heard a “boom” when the cave off the Denny Creek trail collapsed. The hikers tried without success to dig out the two youths on their own. Cowan says search and rescue crews scrambled about 2
Search and rescue crews have begun trying to dig two teenagers out of a collapsed snow cave near Snoqualmie Pass. Snoqualmie Pass Fire Chief Matt Cowan says hikers with the pair called 911 shortly around 1:30 p.m. Thursday. He adds that there has been no contact with the two trapped youths, who are 14 and 17 years old. Cowan says the hikers, including a parent of at least one of the two trapped teens, heard a “boom” when the cave off the Denny Creek trail collapsed. The hikers tried without success to dig out the two youths on their own. Cowan says search and rescue crews scrambled about 2 to 3 miles from the trailhead to the scene, which is within about two miles of the 3,050-foot summit.
