[pct-l] ice cave collapse near Snoqualmie

[Eric Lee (GAMES)]

Dicentra wrote:
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I know Denny Creek. Wow. I can only hope they get them out okay... on the news this morning they were still working on it.
I've been to the ice caves at Big Four - warning signs all over the place to stay out. I bet there were no signs at Denny?
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Nope, no signs at Denny Creek, but the ice cave there is not a permanent feature.  You'd think it would be a pretty common-sense thing to stay out of huge tunnels through freaking big piles of snow in late summer, but when I saw one there several years ago I had a really hard time making myself stay out.  It's just *so* awesome-looking and you really want to see it from the inside!  So I can understand the temptation, though the result is not surprising.

According to the Seattle Times, both boys were rescued and are in the hospital with serious injuries.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008131144_icecave22m0.html
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008132280_webicecave22m.html

Eric