Climbers discover body of lost airman in glacier
WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL WIRE REPORT
Thursday, October 20, 2005
FRESNO, Calif. - Two climbers on a Sierra Nevada glacier discovered an ice-encased body believed to be that of an airman whose plane crashed in 1942.
The man was wearing a World War II-era Army-issued parachute when his frozen head, shoulder and arm were seen Sunday on 13,710-foot Mount Mendel in Kings Canyon National Park, park spokeswoman Alex Picavet said.
Park rangers and specialists say they expect the recovery of the body to take several days. "We're not going to go fast," Picavet said. "We want to preserve him as much as possible. He's pretty intact."
Park officials said that the airman may have been part of the crew of an AT-7 navigational training plane that crashed Nov. 18, 1942. The wreckage and four bodies were found by a climber in 1947.
Thursday, October 20, 2005
FRESNO, Calif. - Two climbers on a Sierra Nevada glacier discovered an ice-encased body believed to be that of an airman whose plane crashed in 1942.
The man was wearing a World War II-era Army-issued parachute when his frozen head, shoulder and arm were seen Sunday on 13,710-foot Mount Mendel in Kings Canyon National Park, park spokeswoman Alex Picavet said.
Park rangers and specialists say they expect the recovery of the body to take several days. "We're not going to go fast," Picavet said. "We want to preserve him as much as possible. He's pretty intact."
Park officials said that the airman may have been part of the crew of an AT-7 navigational training plane that crashed Nov. 18, 1942. The wreckage and four bodies were found by a climber in 1947.
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