Mendenhall Glacier Rescue Too Dangerous For Researcher
• Rescue operation suspended for Italian researcher who fell into a moulin on Mendenhall Glacier due to dangerous conditions.
• The Mendenhall Glacier, part of Juneau Icefield, poses significant risks to tourists and researchers due to its dynamic environment.
• Authorities emphasize the importance of glacier safety and caution due to rapidly changing weather, hidden crevasses, and unstable ice.
Researcher falls into glacier stream, rescue suspended
A search and rescue operation for an Italian researcher who fell into a stream on Alaska's Mendenhall Glacier has been called off due to hazardous conditions. The researcher was swept into a moulin, a vertical shaft in the glacier, making recovery efforts extremely dangerous because of the rushing water. This incident follows the recent discovery of the body of Thomas Casey, a 69-year-old hiker from Arizona, in the same vicinity.
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