A mountain climber has died after plunging approximately 300 feet while climbing Oregon’s highest peak. The climber, whose identity has not been released pending notification of the family, fell at about 9:45 a.m. on Sunday near Devil’s Kitchen, a massive rock wall near the top of Oregon’s Mount Hood. Witnesses saw the climber fall and called 911. When rescuers from the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office, Portland Mountain Rescue, and American Medical Response’s Reach and Treat Team arrived, they found the individual was deceased and began recovery operations, according to a statement from the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office. Mount Hood is more than 11,200 feet tall.
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