Climber dies after falling into crevasse on Forbidden Peak

SEDRO WOOLLEY, Wash. (AP) – A climber died after falling into a crevasse while descending Forbidden Peak in the North Cascades.
 
Susan Bennett, a 61-year old woman from Bellingham, Washington, was with a group of four who had climbed to the summit on Saturday. They were descending the West Ridge when she fell several hundred feet.
 
A National Park Service helicopter and crew located Bennett in a 30-foot deep crevasse with no signs of life. The rest of the climbing party descended and hiked out.
 
The rugged terrain and weather conditions caused a delay in removing Bennett’s body from the mountain.
 
North Cascades National Park officials say they’ll likely recover her body on Monday.