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R.I.P

They recovered the body of the gentleman that fell 1500' from teh rim into the crater today. Lives in the area, hiked up took off his pack and a couple of layers, getting pics on the edge and the snow rim gave way. His buddy tried to catch him, but couldn't. Gotta be brutal to deal with, I think I would have nightmares for a loooong time. The even more brutal part is surviving the fall but they couldn't get to him until this morning. Heart goes out to the family and freinds

That's awful!

In the 911 call after mentioning he was on Mt St Helen's the operator asked "which county are you in" plz:

I won't knowingly step on a cornice. However, I've had a few adrenaline rushes when I got down a switchback and looked back up at what I had been hiking on. I'm sorry for his friends and family.