31-year-old woman survives 1,500-foot fall on Mount Shasta

Fall Injury California Today in Northern California, California: A 31-year-old woman survived a 1,500-foot fall while climbing Mount Shasta in Northern California on Sunday, June 28. She was part of a group of three novice climbers navigating steep, icy, and rocky terrain at about 13,000 feet when she slipped and fell, sliding through snow that helped slow her descent. Climbing rangers and a California Highway Patrol helicopter responded around noon; she suffered a possible broken ankle and other injuries and was transported to Mercy Medical Center in Mount Shasta.