Sgt. Jason Reinfeld said the hikers were part of a New York climbing club, but did not have more information about it.
A Queens woman was identified as one of the three tri-state area climbers killed while attempting to ascend a steep peak in Washington state over the weekend, according to local officials.
The bodies of the three hikers remained buried near Colchuck Peak Wednesday as rescuers continued to face tough winter conditions.One person, a 56-year-old New Yorker, sustained minor injuries. Two other hikers, a 50-year-old New York man and 36-year-old New Jersey man were unhurt, the sheriff’s office said.
A seventh hiker, from Maryland, who stayed behind at base camp was able to contact authorities for help after traveling hours by foot overnight into Monday, a sheriff’s official previously said.
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