31-year-old woman survives 1,500-foot fall while climbing M…

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 elevation when she slipped and fell, sliding through snow for much of the descent. Climbing rangers and a California Highway Patrol helicopter responded around noon, and rescuers transported her to Mercy Medical Center in Mount Shasta with a possible broken ankle and other injuries.