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The body of a skier reported overdue in Mount Rainer National Park around three weeks ago was recovered at the base of a waterfall Saturday, park officials said Tuesday. The skier was reported overdue on May 19 and was last heard from the day prior, before setting out for a ski tour, the National Park Service said in a statement. Her body was spotted by helicopter at the base of Pebble Creek's Moraine Falls, and she appeared to have fallen around 200 feet, officials said.
The body was recovered Saturday, although immediate recovery had been delayed by “a large, unstable snow moat that was subject to rock and ice fall,” the park service said in a statement. 'Rangers were able to recover the body using traditional crevasse rescue methods during another period of favorable weather,' the service said. The skier was not identified in the park service's statement. The body was flown by helicopter to the Pierce County Medical Examiner's Office.
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