Climber’s body recovered months after 200-foot fall on Oregon’s highest peak, cops say

A climber’s body sat on Oregon’s highest peak for months after she fell 200 feet, officials said. Now it’s been recovered.

Pradnya Mohite was climbing Mount Hood with a friend on March 6 when they both fell, the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office said.

Rescuers rushed to help the climbers after one of them called 911 and used a Garmin inReach location device to contact officials.

“Climbing conditions on Mt. Hood were extremely challenging,” the sheriff’s office said in a March news release. “Rescuers faced deep snow and other treacherous conditions, including avalanche conditions, with winds blowing between 50-70 mph.”

Rescuers took the injured climber to a hospital for treatment. She was in critical condition at the time.

But Mohite was declared dead, and rescuers planned to recover her body once “mountain conditions improve.”

Months passed before rescuers could reach Mohite’s body. On Saturday, Aug. 6, the sheriff’s office led a recovery mission to get her body.

“The Sheriff’s Office and Portland Mountain Rescue (PMR) have been monitoring the location since April,” deputies said in a news release. “On August 4, 2022, rescuers observed adequate melt, and immediately finalized planning for the recovery.”

A helicopter crew flew to the location, and three people were dropped near Mohite’s body. The area was ”small, narrow and extremely steep,” officials said.

Her body was hoisted into the helicopter and flown off Mount Hood.

“We offer our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Ms. Mohite and hope that today brings closure to everyone impacted by this tragedy,” deputies said.

Mount Hood is Oregon’s highest peak. The volcano has had two major eruptions in the past 1,500 years, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The most recent eruption was in 1865.

Mount Hood is about 70 miles east of Portland.

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