Rockslide On Kilimanjaro Kills 3 Climbers
Deseret News (Salt Lake City) › January 06, 2006
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MOUNT KILIMANJARO NATIONAL PARK, Tanzania -- The climbers were asleep in their tents, hoping to get a few hours rest before a predawn ascent of Africa's highest peak, when the boulders rained down. Three Americans were killed and two others seriously injured.
The Americans were among several dozen foreign climbers from various tour groups camped near Arrow glacier on Kilimanjaro's difficult Western Breach when the rock slide occurred Wednesday.See the full content of this document
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Rockslide On Kilimanjaro Kills 3 Climbers
The dead were identified as Kristian Ferguson, 27, of Longmont, Colo.; Mary Lou Sammis, 58, of Huntington, N.Y.; and Betty Orrik Sapp, 63, of Melrose, Mass.
The climbing trip was a lifelong drea...See the full content of this document
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