Four hikers who were stranded near the Mount Rainier summit since Monday have been rescued
The four climbers are suffering from exposure to the cold, the National Park Service said. They were transported on Thursday to local hospitals for treatment.Officials identified the men as Yevgeniy Krasnitskiy of Portland, Oregon; Ruslan Khasbulatov of Jersey City, New Jersey; Vasily Aushev of New York; and Kostya"Constantine" Toporov of New York.
— MountRainierNPS June 6, 2019 Read MoreThe climbers were rescued about a half-mile from where they were last seen two days ago, where it was less windy and more accessible to rescue, the National Park Service said. "The route between the two sites requires expert and technical climbing, and the climbers contributed greatly to their own successful rescue," the National Park Service said.
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