Joseph Bohlig, 52, fell Monday when a cornice on the edge of the volcano’s crater crumbled, authorities say.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Climber’s body to be taken to medical examiner’s office, official says
- Joseph Bohlig’s body found day after he fell while posing for picture
- Bohlig slid 1,500 feet into Mount St. Helens crater
- He was a veteran climber, CNN affiliate KATU reports
Mount St. Helens, Washington (CNN) — A climber who fell into the crater of Mount St. Helens volcano on Monday has been found dead, an official said Tuesday.
A U.S. Naval helicopter lifted the body of Joseph Bohlig, 52, from the south crater wall at 2:45 p.m. local time and flew it to Carson, Washington, for transport to the Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office for autopsy, said David L. Cox, undersheriff of the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office.
Bohlig, of Kelso, Washington, was at the edge of the volcano’s crater Monday when the cornice on which he was standing crumbled, causing him to plunge 1,500 feet down its ice- and rock-covered inner wall, authorities said. Continue Reading
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