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Chinese mountain rescue team visits Colorado
Posted: Sep 16, 2010 12:21 PM by Bea Karnes, News First 5
Updated: Sep 16, 2010 12:21 PM
Members of a Chinese rescue team that helped recover the bodies of three American climbers last year trained with their counterparts in Colorado this week.
The Sichuan Mountaineering Association helped recover the bodies of Micah Dash and Jonny Copp of Boulder and Wade Johnson of Minnesota. Eight members of the team visited Summit County. They met with members of the Summit County Rescue Group members Tuesday and Wednesday, training on Mount Quandary and climbing Lenawee Mountain.
Some of the team members helped recover the hikers' bodies and met with their families in Boulder this week.
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