Very sad situation that all Mount Shasta area residents have been following closely. Thomas Bennett of Oakland died near the summit of Mount Shasta:
A black metal avalanche probe stuck in the icy snow 100 yards from Mt. Shasta’s summit Thursday morning pointed searchers to a snow cave holding a climber stranded there since Saturday.
In the cave, they found the frozen body of Thomas Bennett Jr., 26, of Oakland, said Siskiyou County Sheriff Rick Riggins.
His climbing partner – Mark Thomas, 26, of Berkeley – also stayed in the cave Saturday night, but then left Bennett behind Sunday night when it appeared he’d died.
My deepest sympathies to Mr. Bennett’s family and friends.
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