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3 Whatcom Co. adults missing in Nepal have checked in safe
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/3-Whatcom-County-adults-missing-in-Nepal-have-checked-in-safe-301862841.html
Three people who were missing in Nepal from Whatcom County have reported in that they are safe.
Jim Lane and his wife Doreen Richmond had been trekking in Nepal with their friend Jeannie Debari, who's also from Whatcom County. They hadn't been heard from since the earthquake hit over the weekend, killing more than 4,600 people.
But a family friend John Skurlock told KOMO News he received word in an email Thursday morning that the three are OK:
"Dear Friends, Great News this morning, Jim, Doreen, and Jeannie are safe in Nepal, word just now from Doreen's sister... A really great bit of news to wake up to."
Skurlock says the three were at Kanchenjunga and not affected by the quake.
Three people who were missing in Nepal from Whatcom County have reported in that they are safe.
Jim Lane and his wife Doreen Richmond had been trekking in Nepal with their friend Jeannie Debari, who's also from Whatcom County. They hadn't been heard from since the earthquake hit over the weekend, killing more than 4,600 people.
But a family friend John Skurlock told KOMO News he received word in an email Thursday morning that the three are OK:
"Dear Friends, Great News this morning, Jim, Doreen, and Jeannie are safe in Nepal, word just now from Doreen's sister... A really great bit of news to wake up to."
Skurlock says the three were at Kanchenjunga and not affected by the quake.
Meanwhile, two 19-year-old women from Seattle who were trekking in Nepal are still unaccounted for...
Seattle teenage trekkers among the missing in Nepal By Lindsay Cohen ~ Apr 27, 2015
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Seattle-teenage-trekkers-among-the-missing-in-Nepal-301495231.html
Two teenage girls from Seattle are among the people unaccounted for after this weekend's devastating earthquake in Nepal.
Bailey Meola and Sydney Schumacher, both 19, were trekking the Langtang Valley in Nepal when the earthquake hit, their families said Monday.
"We thought about altitude sickness. We thought about malaria. We thought about falling on a rock. We never -- in a million years -- would've thought about this," said Diane Schumacher, Sydney's mother. "It's been excruciating."
Both young women are described as experienced hikers, who began exploring the outdoors when they were toddlers. The teens are trained in first aid and CPR, their parents said.
"The odds of them being injured are very high if they were in Langtang, but people have survived in that area. They've gotten out of the avalanche," said Rachelle Brown, Bailey's mother. "We're just very optimistic. We think our girls have the resources. They have the skills. They have the experience."
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Seattle-teenage-trekkers-among-the-missing-in-Nepal-301495231.html
Two teenage girls from Seattle are among the people unaccounted for after this weekend's devastating earthquake in Nepal.
Bailey Meola and Sydney Schumacher, both 19, were trekking the Langtang Valley in Nepal when the earthquake hit, their families said Monday.
"We thought about altitude sickness. We thought about malaria. We thought about falling on a rock. We never -- in a million years -- would've thought about this," said Diane Schumacher, Sydney's mother. "It's been excruciating."
Both young women are described as experienced hikers, who began exploring the outdoors when they were toddlers. The teens are trained in first aid and CPR, their parents said.
"The odds of them being injured are very high if they were in Langtang, but people have survived in that area. They've gotten out of the avalanche," said Rachelle Brown, Bailey's mother. "We're just very optimistic. We think our girls have the resources. They have the skills. They have the experience."
