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Sun Dec-13-09 12:18 PM
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Body Found on Mt. Hood, 2 Climbers Still Missing

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Source: Associated Press

GOVERNMENT CAMP, Ore. (AP) -- Rescuers are waiting to begin their search for two missing climbers on Oregon's Mount Hood amid avalanche fears.

Clackamas County Sheriff's Department Detective Jim Strovink says the rescue mission Sunday is on hold because officials are concerned that there could be an avalanche in the higher elevations of the 11,249-foot mountain.

Strovink says officials are waiting for an Oregon National Guard helicopter to arrive, but it was not immediately clear what it would be used for.

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