Active Duty Air Force Major Dies on Mount Baker
Active Duty Air Force Major Dies on Mount Baker
Maj. Mario Cooper, 37, of SeaTac, fell several hundred feet and landed in a glacial crevasse.
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First reported a few days ago, the story of a climbing accident on Mount Baker has gotten more unfortunate detail: one victim, Air Force Maj. Mario Cooper, did not survive his fall into a crevasse. Cooper’s climbing partner, whose name was not released, is expected to survive. The two men were on Sholes Glacier, near Coleman Pinnacle, when they apparently slipped.
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