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Climber Dies On Mount Jefferson

(Marion County, OR)  --  Marion County authorities say a 32-year-old Keizer man died when he fell into a crevasse while climbing Mount Jefferson.  Officials say Thomas Fountain was climbing with his wife when he fell into the crevasse Sunday.  The couple was reached yesterday morning by crews from Corvallis Mountain Rescue and Eugene Mountain Rescue.  Efforts to recover Fountain's body in the difficult terrain will resume today. 

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