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Alaska Avalanche on Bear Mountain Kills Three Hikers
On 2/4/21 at 5:59 AM EST
Three hikers have died after an avalanche in the Bear Mountain area of Alaska, state troopers have confirmed.
The bodies of Thomas Devine, aged 54, from nearby Chugiak, Matthew Nyman, a 43-year-old from Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Edward Watson, a 50-year-old from Miami, were recovered on Wednesday.
The men were reported missing after they failed to return from a hike in the Bear Mountain region. Bear Mountain is in Chugach State Park, near Mirror Lake and Peters Creek.
The group set off on Tuesday morning at about 10:30 a.m. and were expected to return that afternoon at around 5 p.m. When they did not, the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center was alerted.
Bodies of 3 hikers found after avalanche in Alaska
Updated Feb 04, 2021;
By Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News (TNS)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska Three hikers who died in an avalanche in the Bear Mountain area near Chugiak were found Wednesday, Alaska State Troopers said.
Late Tuesday night, 54-year-old Thomas Devine of Chugiak, 43-year-old Matthew Nyman of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and 50-year-old Edward Watson of Miami were reported missing after they hadn’t returned from a hike near Bear Mountain, troopers wrote in an online report. Bear Mountain is located in Chugach State Park near Mirror Lake and Peters Creek.
The group was last heard from around 10:30 a.m. before they left for the hike, troopers said. They were due back in the parking lot by 5 p.m. When the group didn’t return, they were reported overdue to the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center, troopers said.
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