Washington man goes missing while climbing Oregon's Mount Hood

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Washington man goes missing while climbing Oregon's Mount Hood
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A man from Washington went missing in Oregon while climbing one of the most treacherous mountains in the U.S.

A 26-year-old man from Washington state went missing in Oregon while climbing one of the most treacherous mountains in the U.S., authorities said Friday.The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office said the climber and his friend summited Mount Hood from the Timberline Lodge on Thursday, but they got separated in 'very foggy' weather. The missing climber's name was not released. Once officers were notified at about 4 p.m.

The search continued Friday with addition support from several teams, including Clackamas Search and Rescue volunteers, Mountain Wave SAR, PNW Search & Rescue and Hood River Crag Rats — America's oldest mountain Search and Rescue organization.'We will be searching for as long as we can,' a spokesperson for the sheriff's office told CBS Portland affiliate KOIN.

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