The four climbers were members of a Latvian mountaineering expedition. DENALI PARK, Alaska — Three climbers on Alaska’s Mount McKinley who fell near a treacherous pass on North America’s tallest peak have died, a Latvian mountaineering group announced Friday. A fourth climber was rescued. The four were members of a Latvian mountaineering expedition, the group said. They were part of a seven-person team traversing a route known for its exposed sections — where many injuries and deaths have occurred over the years — when they fell Wednesday, the National Park Service has said. McKinley stands at about 20,310 feet (6,190…
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Riders were stranded atop the Iron Shark roller coaster at Galveston Pleasure Pier on Thursday evening. GALVESTON, Texas — Riders became stuck for hours on a roller-coaster at Pleasure Pier in Galveston, Texas, with a rescue currently in progress. A live look from a KHO 11 camera shows the Iron Shark roller coaster stuck near the top of the ride. A ladder was stretched toward the top to help the riders. According to people at the pier, there were eight Houston STEM students on the coaster when it got stuck. They were on a senior trip, some of the other…
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All of the scouts were checked out by EMS, and no injuries were reported. GREAT CACAPON, W.Va. — Dozens of Boy Scouts and some parents were rescued from the Cacapon River in West Virginia on Saturday after the troop’s canoes tipped, separating them during a Memorial Day weekend outing. Among the group of 31 scouts, 28 had to be rescued on Saturday, according to the Capon Bridge Volunteer Fire Department on Facebook. This story continues below. Firefighters learned that the group had gotten out of the water and onto the riverbank, with everyone accounted for. However, the…