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Indian-origin teen climber from Canada survives fall from US peak
Updated On: 03 January, 2020 09:41 AM IST | Washington | PTI
A team of search-and-rescue coordinators hiked up to the injured climber, who was stranded at an elevation of about 10,500 feet.
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Gurbaz Singh from Surrey was ascending the peak with friends on Tuesday marking his 90th mountain climb when he lost his footing on ice and fell. (Photo: Gurbaz Singh/Facebook)
Washington: A 16-year-old Indian-origin mountain climber from Canada miraculously survived a 500-feet fall from the 11,240 feet Mount Hood, the highest summit in coastal US state Oregon, according to media reports.
Gurbaz Singh from Surrey was ascending the peak with friends on Tuesday marking his 90th mountain climb when he lost his footing on ice and fell from a section of the mountain known as The Pearly Gates to the Devil's Kitchen area below, the CNN affiliate KATU channel reported.
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