KALISPELL - A Florida man fell one-thousand feet to his death while climbing in Glacier National Park.
It's the second fatal accident this summer at Glacier National Park. Tuesday morning Park Rangers received a phone call from a group of people climbing up Apikuni Mountain. They said a 21- year-old man in their group fell 1,000 feet.
"They were not able to visualize the individual, they weren't able to communicate with the individual and they just didn't feel good about the fall," GNP Spokeswoman Denise Germann said. The man from Davie, Florida was working as a seasonal employee at the Many Glacier Hotel.
Officials said the area in which he fell is very steep with cliffs and rocky terrain. Park Rangers used a short haul emergency rescue tool to locate the man's body.
"What they did was they got a helicopter and they have a rescuer on a line below the helicopter that goes into the location and then packages the body, removes the body and the rescuer to safer location," Germann said.
Denise said it's important for visitors to understand their level of expertise before climbing mountains at Glacier National Park.
"Anytime you recreate in the great outdoors there is always inherit risks and folks just need to do the best they can to be prepared."
"Know the level of skills that you have compared to what your planning to do, you just always need to be prepared as best as you can."
Park officials are holding the man's identity at this time as they continue to notify family members and the investigation into his death continues. ABC Fox Montana tried to speak to workers at Many Glacier Hotel but they declined to comment as they are grieving at this time.
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A man who was back-country skiing in southwestern Montana has died in an avalanche. Granite County Sheriff Scott Dunkerson said a group of people were skiing northeast of Philipsburg in the Altoona
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Two weeks after a head-on crash on Highway 93 near Lolo, killed 9-year-old Meghan Okon, and 23-year-old Hannah Capen, Meghan's mother, Pam Okon, passed away from injuries she sustained in the crash.A recent
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Missoula Police urge drivers and pedestrians to stay clear of Mullan Road near Reserve, after a woman apparently shot herself in her car.Police say the incident occurred around 11 this morning, when a
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Ravalli County Sheriffs are investigating a suspected case of animal cruelty. While there is not a good count on the animals yet, Undersheriff Steve Holton said deputies spent the day seizing a number
Ravalli County Sheriffs are investigating a suspected case of animal cruelty.
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Owners of about 20 homes and business people are cleaning up after flooding in Clyde Park. Water levels are down significantly after the small town saw excessive flooding over the weekend from rapidly
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Donkeys, ducks and yaks were among the many animals seized by Ravalli Co. Sheriff deputies Monday from a residence west of Hamilton.Undersheriff Steve Holton says a month-long investigation into suspected
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PORTLAND, Ore. - Zawadi Mungu, proud father of the pride, is now spending time with his cubs. He's a 500-pound mega-carnivore capable of pulling a buffalo to the ground, but Zawadi Mungu now plays a new role: cat toy.
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The Montana Red Cross has opened a shelter in Livingston for residents, who are evacuated from their homes due to flooding. Assistant Administrative Services Director for the city of Livingston, Breanna
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